Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Houseplants >> Plants for Details >> Salvias

Salvia 'Diablo' (Eyelash Sage)

Salvia blepharophylla 'Diablo' – The Fiery Eyelash Sage

Salvia 'Diablo' is a captivating cultivar of the eyelash sage, prized for its vivid red flowers that bloom profusely from late spring through fall. The common name "eyelash sage" refers to the tiny, hair-like projections on the flower calyces, giving the blossoms a delicate, fringed appearance. This compact, shrubby perennial forms a neat mound of aromatic, glossy green foliage, making it an excellent choice for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens.

Taxonomy & Classification

Family:	Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)
Species:	blepharophylla (blef-ar-oh-FIL-uh)
Cultivar:	Diablo

Growing Tips

Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil. Once established, 'Diablo' is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming. Hardy in USDA zones 7-10.

Salvias: Salvia madrensis: Forsythia Sage with Yellow Flowers; Salvia uliginosa: Bog Sage with Sky-Blue Flowers; Salvia mexicana 'Limelight': Mexican Sage with Lime-Green Calyces; Eyelash-Leaved Sage (Salvia blepharophylla); Mountain Sage 'Jame' (Salvia regla 'Jame'); Snowflake Sage (Salvia chionophylla); Engelmann's Sage (Salvia engelmannii); California Sage (Salvia californica); Salvia napifolia (Turkish Sage); Salvia glabrescens 'Shi Ho' (Makino Sage)

Garden Articles

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 'Maraschino': Hybrid Bush Sage with Cherry-Red Flowers

Salvia pentstemonoides: Big Red Sage, a Rare Texas Native

Chiapas Sage (Salvia chiapensis)

Fruit-Scented Sage (Salvia dorisiana)

Plants

Himalayan Cloud Sage (Salvia nubicola)

Hybrid Sage 'Waverly' (Salvia 'Waverly')

Hybrid Sage 'Ultra Violet' (Salvia 'Ultra Violet')

Buchanan's Sage (Salvia buchananii)

Blue Turkish Sage (Salvia cyanescens)

Wild Sage (Salvia muirii)

Pineapple Sage 'Tangerine' (Salvia elegans 'Tangerine')