PlantFiles: Mexican Sage
Salvia mexicana

Most of the comments are for another plant, Salvia leucantha, because it has the common name Mexican sage.
The species S. mexicana has blue flowers, slightly shiny broad/ovate leaves and upright habit (depending on the form selected), I grew S, mexicana "Major" for a while, it was a narrow upright shrub to 5.5 feet, nice flowerer but not drought hardy LOL

This plant has grown in my backyard for three years now and is gorgeous! It receives sun to part shade and it grows to about four foot with the blooms. I also cut it back after blooming to encourage a better shrub. It blooms in my zone 8 for about four weeks. The soil it grows in is hard clay, so it is not fussy.

Atlanta - pinch back early in the spring so it does not become too leggy and root these cuttings for more plants. I have found I can just stick them right into the dirt - no pampering beyond a little water - and the cuttings will need pinching back before you know it. Lovely plant!
Dies back to the ground here in the winter.

Lovely plant, gives so much color most of the year, right now it's spectacular, I cut back when it gets stragly, and water needs are so low, a great plant!

I picked a 50cent container up this spring as a "just to try" and I LOVE this plant..... What can I do to save it in my Zone 5 garden...? It is so soft to the touch and being a late bloomer adds that end of the season color...... Love it

I have added this plant to the back of my daylily bed this year. It was slow to catch hold but now it looks just awesome. Next year it shoud be twice the size it is this year. Between the mexican petunias , the gaura , and double yellow datura, the hummingbirds are constantly at this lovely buffet. about 3 weeks ago I went out and on this plant and my porter weed the butteflies were simply HANGING off of it. Too bad I did not have my camera that day. But I am prepared from now on.

This plant grows very well in the Santa Cruz mountains of northern California. It's best to cut it back in the fall after it blooms so that it will become bushier the next year. Otherwise, it gets a little straggly. The purple flowers are gorgeous and attract hummingbirds.

I live in Central Texas and this plant is totally wonderful. It grows up to 4' high in the fall from being planted in the spring. It is a tall, bushy-type plant that grows very full and makes a wonderful backdrop in a perennial bed. The purple flowers are lovely and last for several weeks. I planted from 3" pots from the nursery and also have sandy loam soil. It is a perfect plant for this region.

A pretty fall blooming salvia. In zone 8 starts to bloom early Oct. Adds color when everything else is fading. I would say it would be hardy to zone 7 if mulched. I do not mulch it and it has come back for me at least 7 yrs.