Salvias are such a garden staple, there are few landscapes that don't have at least one growing in them—and it’s easy to see why when you discover how adaptable and advantageous they can be. Whether ...

Are you seeking a colorful perennial to pop into your pollinator garden? Looking for a drought-tolerant addition to your hot, dusty hellstrip? Or perhaps you'd like to expand your herb bed beyond ...

Some perennials need cold weather exposure before a spring bloom. Discover which two nectar-rich flowers should be planted in the fall to establish themselves.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Salvia genus fits into the mint (Lamiaceae) family of plants, and, predictably, many of these species have a strong, pleasant ...

Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family with more than 800 different types, from annuals and biennials to perennials and even some shrubby forms. Most are thought of as ornamentals, ...

The Black and Bloom salvia is one of the first summer perennials to start blooming. This tough plant survives and thrives in hot summers. Dr. Gary R. Bachman MSU Extension Home gardeners in ...

Perennial salvia, a member of the mint family, is a bewitching herbaceous plant that blooms for an extended period in a wide spectrum of colors. There are nearly 1,000 species of salvia worldwide, ...

If you want to attract hummingbirds to your garden, there are lots — and I mean lots — of summer-blooming perennials to choose from. But one genus really stands out in my mind as a can’t-lose choice: ...

For me, salvia (sage) checks all the boxes as a nearly perfect flower garden plant. They are easy to grow, drought tolerant once established, available in a range of colors and sizes, great in ...

When gardeners hear the world salvia, it can bring any number of plants to mind — the old-fashioned, red-spiked annual Salvia splendens, or a blue- or purple-flowering form, or maybe the herb you add ...