Salvia elegans: Pineapple Sage with Fragrant Foliage and Red Flowers

Salvia elegans, commonly known as Pineapple Sage or Elegant Sage, is a tender perennial native to Mexico and Guatemala. It is prized for its highly fragrant, pineapple-scented foliage and brilliant red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds. The leaves are soft, green, and ovate.

Plant Details

• Family: Lamiaceae
• Genus: Salvia
• Species: elegans
• Synonyms: Salvia camertonii, S. longiflora, S. microculis, S. punicea, S. rutilans

Grow in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. In colder climates, it is often grown as an annual or overwintered indoors. The leaves can be used in teas, salads, and desserts for a pineapple flavor.