Salvia, Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica)



My yard--2006

Best hummer plant I've ever grown

zone 9b Winter Springs FL


My yard--2006

Does well in hot locations. This plant flowered from May thru October, and grew quickly.

Sage & Montbretia together. Sage has done really well. Making a clump about 5' x 5' circle and 4' high. Full sun Zone 9b


I have to grow this as an annual & it certainly does not reach the height it would in warmer locations but I think it is a great plant.

'Black and Blue' Salvia guaranitica in San Antonio, TX

this pic does not do the blue coloring justice for it is much darker and velvety

Black & Blue Sage flower




The best salvia that I ever bought. The humming birds just love it. When a peice breaks off I just insert it in soil and it roots. Mine got extremely big this year. Mary-Gainesville, GA




UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, B.C.

Taken on 24th August 06. The blue is much deeper, a difficult colour to capture. Grown from small plants received in May.

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'


I planted a mini rose in front of this salvia, and have enjoyed the result....lovely blue flowers and stunning black calyx and stems. A hummingbird haven!!

Young starter plant blooming

I got these to attract hummers, but this Monarch thought they were pretty good too.

June 2006 in a container on patio. Love getting this every year!

Closeup

Butterflies like it!





This plant is a Hummingbird Magnet!

July 23, 2007 5:58 pm

closeup of blooms

All the nectar loving wingers love this flower.. Particularly Hummingbirds and Large Sulphur Butterflies.. Pictured here with a nectaring Gulf Fritillary.






hummers LOVE this !!!!!!

July 2007


Hummers love the Black and Blue.

When digging a couple of Black & Blue Salvias to take to RU, I discovered they have an interesting undergrowth.

Close up of a new black and blue salvia I planted near Corpus Christi, TX

Salvia Black and Blue

going to try and overwinter this plant inside.. I just love it

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

close up of flowers zone 9b FL

UBC Botanical Garden

UBC Botanical Garden

UBC Botanical Garden

5-2012 *Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, MI

5-2012 *Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, MI

5-2012 *Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, MI


A perennial in my Florida garden in zone 9b- First new Spring blooms

A hummingbird magnet

A full-grown specimen in 2013. I planted this 3 years ago and must be a warm spot, returning.

I grow most of them in pots

The blue-purple flowers are loved by bees and hummingbirds

The top of a plant in July of 2010 on my back deck

Palmers Garden Centre in Tauranga, NZ
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Salvia, Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
Type: | Perennials |
Height: | 24 in. - 6 ft. | 60 cm - 1.8 m |
Conditions: | Zone 7-11, Sun to Partial Shade |