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Eyelash-Leaved Sage (Salvia blepharophylla)

Eyelash-Leaved Sage
Blepharophylla flowers
Blepharophylla foliage
Blepharophylla habit

Overview

Salvia blepharophylla, the Eyelash-Leaved Sage, is a charming, rhizomatous perennial from Mexico. Its distinctive feature is the fringed, ciliate margins on the ovate, bright green leaves—resembling eyelashes. It produces loose spikes of bright orange-red flowers with a yellow throat over a long season from summer to fall.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: blepharophylla

Culture

Partial shade, moist, well-drained soil. Spreads gently by rhizomes to form a groundcover 12–18 inches tall. Excellent for woodland edges, shaded borders, and containers. Attracts hummingbirds. Protect from hard freezes.

Salvias: Salvia greggii: Autumn Sage with Colorful Flowers for Dry Gardens; Salvia leucantha: Mexican Bush Sage with Velvety Purple and White Flowers; Salvia splendens: Scarlet Sage, the Classic Red Bedding Annual; Salvia madrensis: Forsythia Sage with Yellow Flowers; Salvia uliginosa: Bog Sage with Sky-Blue Flowers; Salvia pentstemonoides: Big Red Sage, a Rare Texas Native; Snowflake Sage (Salvia chionophylla); Engelmann's Sage (Salvia engelmannii); California Sage (Salvia californica); Salvia napifolia (Turkish Sage)

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