Salvia chiapensis

Description

Chiapas sage is a part shade loving salvia with magnificent magenta flowers that bloom year round in our milder climate. It's compact with flower spikes that burst with color on graceful stems. The foliage is a lovely mound of glossy, oval shaped leaves and is perfect as a border plant. Pollinators and hummingbirds love it! Deer resistant.

Salvia is a large genus of plants with over 1,000 varieties. They are generally drought tolerant, deer resistant, and their colorful blooms last for weeks from spring through fall. Evergreen perennials with lovely, fragrant foliage. They are low-maintenance and require little fertilization. These beauties are attractive not only to humans, but pollinators such as hummingbirds, bees and butterflies!