Salvia mexicana: Mexican Sage with Blue Flowers and Green Calyces

Salvia mexicana, known as Mexican Sage, is a tall, stately perennial native to Mexico. It produces whorls of blue flowers with prominent green calyces on long spikes in late summer to fall. The foliage is large, green, and aromatic. It adds vertical interest to the border.

Plant Details

• Family: Lamiaceae
• Genus: Salvia
• Species: mexicana
• Synonyms: Hemistegia mexicana, Salvia lupulina, S. nitidifolia, S. papilionacea, Sclarea mexicana

Plant in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. 'Mexican Sage' is a late-season bloomer that provides height and color when many perennials are fading.