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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

Annual flowers can be a beautiful addition to any garden. Most gardeners already know there are plenty of flowering annuals that will last all summer, but what about the other seasons? While there are ...

Salvias are landscape staples for a reason—their nectar-rich flowers attract pollinators, they blossom for a long time, are ...

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 ...

It's been a brutal summer, hasn't it? Temperatures were way above normal and rainfall amounts way under. Patio plants begged ceaselessly for hydration. Newly transplanted perennials gave up the ghost ...

The name Salvia comes from the Latin word “salvere” which means “to heal.” The name Salvia was given to honor this plant’s healing properties. Both the ancient Greeks and Romans used Salvia ...

Home gardeners in Mississippi need colorful plants that hold up to the hot conditions we have every year. One group of plants that is a great choice for summer color is salvia, which includes both ...

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, ...