In particular, to attract hummingbirds, we recommend growing long-blooming flowers, which will fill your garden with color ...

One is a culinary staple, while the other conjures up images of gardens. But what's the real difference between sage and ...

Many salvias bloom in spring and summer. Some that attract hummingbirds are Salvia clevelandii, Salvia spathacea, also known as the hummingbird sage, and Salvia ‘Amistad,’ which blooms into fall.

They drink nectar from colorful tubular flowers and enjoy sugar water from backyard feeders. Some of my favorite plants providing nectar for hummingbirds are red flowering sages like Salvia Elegans ...

Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea). This fragrant, spreading perennial is excellent for dry shade areas. It does well under oak trees and other shaded areas.

Hummingbird sage, S. spathacea, grows along with other drought-tolerant plants in the Summer Dry Garden in the Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden at Patrick Ranch Museum in May 2024. (Laura ...

If you are starting a list of plants to put in the ground this spring or fall, you might want to add a salvia or two. With just under 1000 varieties, Salvia is the largest genus in the mint family ...

You may already have sage in your garden to attract hummingbirds, but some of its companion plants are of interest to ...

Where California natives with notably textured leaves are concerned, hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea) is a species of special distinction.