Salvia jamensis California Sunset India 'Big Blue' makes a more

'Big Blue' makes a more open clump resembling A

organic soils make the best habitat

This vigorous grower is among the most distinctive and elegant hostas ever introduced

Each sauromatum flower stalk is 3' tall and only 1" wide

Although typically found in light shade to dense woodlands

Salvia jamensis California Sunset India 'Big Blue' makes a moreWe picked up this Salvia hybrid in California under the incorrect name of Salvia macellaria. It turned out to be a splendid Salvia x jamensis hybrid that forms a 3' tall x 4' wide, woody stemmed, deer resistant, hummingbird acclaimed clump, topped in spring and again in fall with a superb show of flower spikes of an unusual peachy orange (RHS 31B) that extend just above the foliage. Maintenance: Salvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla