"inhibitor of the angiotensin converting enzyme. Salvia elegans Salvia elegans, commonly called pineapple sage or tangerine sage, is a perennial shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala. It inhabits Madrean and Mesoamerican pine-oak forests between . ""Salvia elegans"" has tubular red flowers and an attractive scent to the leaves that is similar to pineapple. It produces numerous erect leafy stems and flowers in the late autumn. The red flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. In a highland temperate forest in central Mexico, pineapple sage was found to be one of the three most-visited species by hummingbirds. It is a short-day"
"Salvia coccinea Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, is a herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae family that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). At one time Brazil was considered to be where it originated, but its diploid chromosome count now points to Mexico as its place of origin. Its specific epithet, ""coccinea"", means ""scarlet-dyed"" (Latin), referring to the color of its flowers. The plant reaches in height, with many branches, and a spread of about . The hairy leaves, scalloped"
"Salvia texana Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows tall. It has with hairy lanceolate-oblanceolate leaves. The flowers are purple-blue. It resembles ""Salvia engelmannii"" in appearance, but has a longer bloom period, smaller and darker flowers, and unopened green buds at the top of the"
"plant. Salvia texana Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows tall. It has with hairy lanceolate-oblanceolate leaves. The flowers are purple-blue. It resembles ""Salvia engelmannii"" in appearance, but has a longer bloom period, smaller and darker flowers, and unopened green buds at the top of"
"October. ""Salvia ballotiflora"" is found in the Edwards Plateau and Tamaulipan mezquital of southern and western Texas. Its range in Mexico includes the states of Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas. It prefers alkaline soils, such as those of limestone canyons. The leaves of shrubby blue sage are used for flavoring foods. It is cultivated as an ornamental for its colorful blooms. Salvia ballotiflora Salvia ballotiflora is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to Texas in the United States as well as northeastern and central Mexico. Common names include shrubby blue sage"
"Salvia ballotiflora Salvia ballotiflora is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to Texas in the United States as well as northeastern and central Mexico. Common names include shrubby blue sage and mejorana. Shrubby blue sage is a shrub, growing to a height of with a spread half of that. The ovate leaves are long and have serrated or wavy margins. Trichomes on the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves give them a rough texture. Its profuse light blue to purple flowers are less than in length and are produced from April to"
"Salvia fulgens Salvia fulgens, the Cardinal sage or Mexican scarlet sage, is a species of flowering plant native to the Mexican mountains adjacent to the state of Puebla, growing at 8,700-11,000 ft elevation. It prefers the edge of oak and coniferous woodlands, especially in clearings of ""Abies religiosa"". The mountains receive fog and rain nearly year-round. ""Salvia fulgens"" is a small subshrub growing tall by wide. The long flowers grow in loose whorls, and are brilliant red, reflecting the common name and the synonym ""S. cardinalis"". The upper lip has red hairs which glisten (""fulgens"") in the morning dew. A"
"Salvia mexicana Salvia mexicana (Mexican sage) is a herbaceous shrubby perennial native to a wide area of central Mexico, growing at elevations from . It grows in tropical areas in the south and arid subtropical habitats in the north, often at the edges of forests. ""Salvia mexicana"" grows tall and wide in cultivation, with leaves ranging from mid-green and glabrous, to gray green with short hairs. The inflorescences also vary, in length and in size of flower. The color of flowers and calyces range from midnight-purple to purple-blue. The flowers bloom in late summer, in whorls that are produced abundantly"
"July to October. The flowers are bisexual and are pollinated by bees. Some are also cleistogamous and pollinate themselves. The plant is noted for attracting pollinators and wildlife. It prefers neutral and alkaline soils and needs full sun. This aromatic sage is used as a flavoring in foods and to make tea; the flowers can be added to salads. Salvia verbenaca Salvia verbenaca, also known as wild clary or wild sage, is native to the British Isles, the Mediterranean region in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Near East, and in the Caucasus. It can be found as an introduced species"
"unclear. As a group, they may be referred to as Mexican salvias. Salvia greggii Salvia greggii (autumn sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to a long, narrow area from southwest Texas, through the Chihuahuan Desert and into the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, typically growing in rocky soils at elevations from . It was named and described in 1870 by botanist Asa Gray after Josiah Gregg (1806 – 1850), a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico who found and collected the plant in Texas. It is closely related to and frequently hybridizes with"
"long after the flowers drop, and have a mint-like fragrance when rubbed. Salvia coulteri Salvia coulteri (Coulter's sage) is a perennial shrub that grows on dry rocky mountainsides in five Mexican states: Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Durango, and Hidalgo. It was introduced to horticulture in 1991 from a plant collected at 4000 ft in Nuevo Leon. It grows about 2.5 ft tall and 3 ft wide, with many stems and a graceful appearance. The small (.5 in) electric lavender-blue flowers grow in tight whorls and bloom profusely. Even though it flowers are in whorls, the calyces are all on one"
"in color from brick-red, rose-red, to scarlet, and are carried on many 15 in racemes. The calyx is a showy dark-red, about . The stems and petioles of the leaves have short wooly hairs, making them appear gray. The rough leaves are evergreen, with veining on the underside and light cream-colored hairs. Salvia karwinskii Salvia karwinskii (Karwinski's sage) is a perennial shrub native to the moist mountain forests of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, typically growing in or near pine or oak forests at elevation. It is known as a honey-producing plant in those areas, but is rarely"
"Salvia coulteri Salvia coulteri (Coulter's sage) is a perennial shrub that grows on dry rocky mountainsides in five Mexican states: Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Durango, and Hidalgo. It was introduced to horticulture in 1991 from a plant collected at 4000 ft in Nuevo Leon. It grows about 2.5 ft tall and 3 ft wide, with many stems and a graceful appearance. The small (.5 in) electric lavender-blue flowers grow in tight whorls and bloom profusely. Even though it flowers are in whorls, the calyces are all on one side, causing the flowers to sweep to one side. The calyces persist"
"Salvia greggii Salvia greggii (autumn sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to a long, narrow area from southwest Texas, through the Chihuahuan Desert and into the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, typically growing in rocky soils at elevations from . It was named and described in 1870 by botanist Asa Gray after Josiah Gregg (1806 – 1850), a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico who found and collected the plant in Texas. It is closely related to and frequently hybridizes with ""Salvia microphylla"". Contrary to its common name, it blooms throughout the summer"
"Salvia leucantha Salvia leucantha, the Mexican bush sage, is a herbaceous perennial that is native to subtropical and tropical conifer forests in central and eastern Mexico. The flowers are usually white, emerging from coloured bracts. It is not frost hardy, but is often grown in warmer latitudes for its prominent arching velvety blue or purple inflorescences. It grows up to high and wide, with numerous erect stems, often arching at their tips, and with long inflorescences. The linear-lanceolate leaves are a soft mid-green, with whitish, hairy undersides. This plant has ornamental value in the garden, and has gained the Royal"
"Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the state of Texas in the southwestern United States and the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Although commonly known as Texas sage, it is not a true sage and is distinct from the genus ""Salvia"". The species is also called Texas Ranger, Texas rain sage, cenizo, Texas silverleaf, Texas barometerbush, ash-bush, wild lilac, purple sage, senisa, cenicilla, palo cenizo, or hierba del cenizo. The solitary axillary flowers are bell- or funnel-shaped, with five lobes and two lips. This species is"
"purple leaves. 'Burgundy Bliss' and 'Purple Knockout' are two cultivars with burgundy leaves that are deeper in color than the species. Native Americans used the root as a salve for sores, and used the whole plant as a tea for colds and coughs. Salvia lyrata Salvia lyrata (lyre-leaf sage, lyreleaf sage, wild sage, cancerweed), is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is native to the United States, from Connecticut west to Missouri, and in the south from Florida west to Texas. It was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. ""Salvia lyrata"" forms a basal rosette of"
"Salvia clevelandii Salvia clevelandii, the fragrant sage, blue sage, Jim sage and Cleveland sage, is a perennial plant that is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below elevation in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat. The plant was named in 1874 by Asa Gray, honoring plant collector Daniel Cleveland. ""Salvia clevelandii"" is an evergreen shrub that reaches in height and width. The fragrant, ashy green leaves are obovate and rugose, growing less than long. Flowers are on spikes, with numerous whorls of upright amethyst blooms opening in June–July. ""Salvia clevelandii"" is a popular Southwest USA landscape plant,"
"Salvia uliginosa Salvia uliginosa, the bog sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It was described and named by botanist George Bentham for its typical habitat ""of swamps and marshes"", or ""uliginosa"". ""Salvia uliginosa"" is an herbaceous perennial growing up to tall in one season, with multiple thin stems and yellow-green lance-shaped leaves that have serrated edges. The plant quickly spreads on underground runners and is readily divided. The bright azure-blue flowers are long with a white beeline in the throat pointing toward the nectar and pollen. They grow"
"Salvia involucrata Salvia involucrata, the roseleaf sage, is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mexican states of Puebla, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz, growing in shady places such as the edge of forests. Its specific epithet, """"involucrata"""", refers to the prominent flower bracts, which are large and colorful. ""Salvia involucrata"" grows five feet or taller before it starts blooming in late summer. The plant's flowers and bracts are a reddish, beetroot color. The bracts occur in pairs which envelop three flowers each, falling away as the flowers expand. The plant's leaves are small, flat mid-green,"
"for several months. The earliest records of ""Salvia mexicana"" in horticulture are beginning in the 1970s at several botanical gardens. One popular cultivar is 'Limelight' (pictured at right), collected in the state of Querétaro, which has violet-blue flowers with large chartreuse-green calyces. 'Lollie Jackson' is a compact cultivar; 'Ocampo' is an upright cultivar growing to — both are commonly sold in nurseries. Salvia mexicana Salvia mexicana (Mexican sage) is a herbaceous shrubby perennial native to a wide area of central Mexico, growing at elevations from . It grows in tropical areas in the south and arid subtropical habitats in the"
"red flowers; 'Issanchon', small, with white flowers striped pink to red; 'Nana', an early-flowering cultivar, with red blossoms; 'Scarlet Pygmy', a very dwarf, early flowering seed race with intense scarlet blossoms; 'Semperflorens', continuous flowering; 'Souchetii', small, with white or red flowers; 'St. John's Fire', dwarf plants with dense, abundant, bright red, early-flowering, long-lasting blossoms; and 'Violacea', flowers dark violet to purple. The cultivar 'Van-Houttei' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Salvia splendens Salvia splendens, the scarlet sage or tropical sage, is a tender herbaceous perennial native to Brazil, growing at elevation where it is warm year-round"
"Salvia cacaliifolia Salvia cacaliifolia, the blue vine sage or Guatemalan sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, and in Guatemala and Honduras, at elevation. It has been available in the United Kingdom for many years, after being recognized by William Robinson in 1933. Since the 1970s, it has been available in the United States, after Strybing Arboretum and Huntington Botanical Gardens introduced it to California growers. The specific epithet is sometimes spelt ""cacaliaefolia"" in the literature; however, ""cacaliifolia"" is accepted as the correct spelling. It means ""with leaves like"
"Salvia azurea Salvia azurea, the azure blue sage, azure sage, blue sage or prairie sage, is a herbaceous perennial in the genus ""Salvia"" that is native to Central and Eastern North America. Its thin, upright stems can grow to tall, with narrow, pointed, smooth-edged to serrated, furry to smooth green leaves, connected to their stems by petioles to long. There are no basal leaves. The blue flowers (rarely white), nearly long, appear summer to autumn near the ends of their branched or unbranched spikes; their calyxes are tubular or bell-shaped and furry. Two varieties are known, ""Salvia azurea"" var. ""azurea"""
"brushed or rubbed. In cultivation, ""Salvia pentstemonoides"" likes fast-draining soil with limestone or ground oystershells added. It prefers morning sun with high shade, but grows well in full sun in areas of high humidity. Deep weekly watering is also preferred. The plant is hardy to about and easily propagated by seed; propagation through cuttings is possible and clumps can be divided provided it's done with care. It is very attractive to hummingbirds. Salvia pentstemonoides Salvia pentstemonoides (Big red sage) is a herbaceous perennial that is rare in nature and native to only a few locations in Texas, including the Edwards"
"Salvia pinguifolia Salvia pinguifolia (rock sage) is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family that is native to southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas in the United States as well as Chihuahua in Mexico. It inhabits rocky slopes at elevations of . The specific name is derived from the Latin words ""pinguis"", meaning, ""grease"", and ""folium"", meaning ""leaf,"" referring to the texture of the leaves. Leaf shape is ovate-deltoid to oblong elliptical. ""S. pinguifolia"" had a greater range during the Late Wisconsin glacial period; for example, it was present in the Waterman Mountains of southeastern Arizona"
"spike. The .75 inch flowers are tightly packed at the end of many flowering branches. Salvia purpurea Salvia purpurea is a herbaceous perennial that is native to several Mexican states and south into Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It was first described by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1793, though its use in horticulture is only recent and it is rarely sold by nurseries. ""Salvia purpurea"" reaches up to 7 feet in height, less in width, with ovate yellow-green leaves that have serrated edges. Inflorescences begin appearing in mid-autumn, with the plant blooming into winter. The flowers are a pinkish purple-violet,"
"Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera (black sage) is a small, highly aromatic, evergreen shrub of the genus ""Salvia"" (the sages) native to California, and Baja California, Mexico. It is common in the coastal sage scrub of Southern California and northern Baja California. Black sage has a dark appearance, especially during drought. Black sage is a perennial shrub that grows approximately tall. It is covered with simple hairs with some glandular hairs, which makes it highly aromatic. The leaves are oblong-elliptic to obovate in shape and are about long. The upper surface of the leaf is somewhat glabrous, while the lower surface"
"from its presence in grain distributed in a humanitarian aid program following prolonged droughts, after which the species spread rapidly, being strongly aromatic and shunned by grazing and browsing animals. Salvia tiliifolia Salvia tiliifolia (lindenleaf sage or Tarahumara chia) is a vigorous, herbaceous annual in the Lamiaceae family that is native to Central America. As a pioneer of abused areas the plant has spread in modern times into: South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia; into Texas and Arizona in the United States; into Africa, including South Africa and Ethiopia; into Yunnan and Sichuan in China. ""Salvia tiliifolia"""
"cultivated since the 1940s. Plants prefer dry summers, good drainage, and tolerate full sun in cooler areas. As a landscape plant they have a relatively short life span of five to ten years. They are hardy to . Cultivars and hybrids include: ""Salvia clevelandii"" is one of the parents of the hybrid ""Salvia"" 'Celestial Blue'. Salvia clevelandii Salvia clevelandii, the fragrant sage, blue sage, Jim sage and Cleveland sage, is a perennial plant that is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below elevation in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat. The plant was named in 1874 by"
"plant. Numerous 12 inch inflorescences are covered with softly colored butter-yellow flowers held in whorls. The calyces are aromatic and covered with sticky glands. Blooming begins in late autumn, lasting until frost. Salvia madrensis Salvia madrensis (Forsythia sage) is a yellow-flowered ""Salvia"" native to the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range in Mexico, growing at 4,000-5,000 elevation in warm, wet areas. The specific epithet ""madrensis"" refers to the high mountains where it grows. ""Salvia madrensis"" spends the first part of the growing season putting out 4–7 foot stems that are thick (2 inches) and square, with ridges on each corner emphasizing"
"reddish-brown calyx remains long after the flowers drop. Inflorescences are usually about 4 in long, though occasionally a 12 in inflorescence appears. The heart-shaped leaves are pale yellow-green, about 1.5 in long by 1 in wide, and cover the plant quite profusely. It was introduced into Western horticulture in the 19th century. It has been grown in Britain for many years. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Salvia fulgens Salvia fulgens, the Cardinal sage or Mexican scarlet sage, is a species of flowering plant native to the Mexican mountains adjacent to the state of Puebla,"
"Salvia roemeriana Salvia roemeriana (Cedar sage, 'Dwarf crimson-flowered sage') is a herbaceous perennial shrub native to the Edwards Plateau in Texas, along with parts of Arizona, and several provinces in Mexico. The epithet honors German geologist Ferdinand von Roemer, who lived in Texas from 1845 to 1847 and became known as the ""father of Texas geology"". The common name refers to the cedar brakes where it commonly grows. It also grows in oak woodlands and rock outcroppings. It was introduced into horticulture in 1852, and was a favorite of renowned garden writer William Robinson for its neatness as an edging"