Salvia Regeliana

Salvia regeliana is a historic name used for a hardy whorled sage allied to Salvia verticillata. Upright branching stems carry repeated rings of small purple-violet flowers above softly textured green leaves, creating a tiered, airy effect from midsummer into autumn. The open whorls are highly accessible to bees and hoverflies and provide excellent movement among grasses and naturalistic perennials. Tough, drought tolerant once established and easy in ordinary sunny soil, it is best kept under its original stock label until mature plants can be compared with authenticated material.