Chiapas Sage (Salvia chiapensis)

Overview

Salvia chiapensis, commonly known as Chiapas Sage or Meadow Sage, is a tender perennial native to the cloud forests of Chiapas, Mexico. It produces abundant fuzzy, magenta-pink flowers with a distinctive white beeline on the lower lip, blooming from late spring through frost. The heart-shaped, bright green leaves are lightly fragrant.

Taxonomy

• Family: Lamiaceae
• Genus: Salvia
• Species: chiapensis

Cultivation

Best grown in partial shade with rich, moist but well-drained soil. In cooler climates, it can be grown as an annual or overwintered indoors. It forms a mounding shrub up to 3 feet tall and wide, ideal for containers or shaded borders.