One is a staple in the kitchen, the other a cornerstone of flower gardens nationwide. But whether you call it sage or salvia, the truth is this: You're talking about the same plant. Salvia, a ...

Of the more than 800 kinds of salvia, the most common is the ancient herb Salvia officinalis or common gray culinary sage. Square stemmed, with pungent foliage, these awesome plants come in many sizes ...

Salvia Is the Heat-Loving Flower That Keeps Giving—Here’s How to Grow It originally appeared on Dengarden. Are you seeking a colorful perennial to pop into your pollinator garden? Looking for a ...

I’ve been wondering lately if, as gardeners, we haven’t forgotten about the sages. If there is a plant that is as easy to grow in our region, that attracts as many hummingbirds and butterflies, that ...

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, ...

I know that the cold weather is here when I begin to garden from inside the house. Often, I've been caught looking out the window and discussing (with myself) all the things I want to change when the ...

Early fall is when we say goodbye to most of the migratory hummingbirds that have been visiting our gardens since mid-summer. Even after they’ve left us to fly south for the winter, we can continue to ...

Evolution salvia is a cultivar of mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea) and comes in two colors, white and purple. (Photo courtesy of the LSU AgCenter) Evolution salvia, bursting with purple and white ...

So many shrubby salvias are late-summer performers, but Salvia candelabrum blazes away from early summer onwards, making a bold statement with its strong stems clothed in purple-blue flowers finely ...