Another native evergreen groundcover alternative to bishop's is cancer weed, also known as lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata). It establishes a roughly 1-foot high, thick mat of purple-veined, green ...

Our native lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) produces a low rosette of leaves, often colored with vivid purple, and an 8-inch-tall spike of lovely, light blue flowers.

Salvia lyrata (Lyreleaf sage) is evergreen and grows in sun, part shade and shade to one to two feet, but can be mowed to four inches. Packera obovata (Golden groundsel) is evergreen and grows in ...

Tropical sage, Salvia coccinea, or scarlet sage as it is sometimes known and Lyreleaf sage, Salvia lyrata, are two perennial plants which populate panhandle Florida. Each can be found in the wild ...

All of these species groups, or genera, share a number of features, including a square (or at least squarish) stem, and opposite leaves (two together at a single node).

Our native lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) produces a low rosette of leaves, often colored with vivid purple, and an 8-inch-tall spike of lovely, light blue flowers.

My neighbor, in fact, had no reason to mow his lawn because it was filled with flowering lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata). If he mowed his lawn, he would cut back the beautiful wildflowers in his lawn.

The March plant of the month is Salvia coccinea Known as Scarlet sage, this is drought-tolerant and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Up North, salvia is an annual. But here in zone 10b, it be… ...