Hugel mound planted with okra, sweet potato, black eyed peas, bronze fennel, iris, sunflower and salvia greggii. Credit: Courtesy of Brigid Corbett) This story was originally published in March 2019.

I prefer the delicate nature of the more free-flowing varieties, such Salvia greggii ‘Mirage Deep Purple’ and Salvia greggii ‘Cherry Lips’, which will grow to about 18in tall and 24in wide.

“I do like to recommend using some natural sources like the Salvia Greggii plant,” she added. Welcoming plants to your garden, things that will serve as food sources or that double as a ...

Even though they bloom longer and are great for the garden, the more tender salvia greggii varieties are far better for containers. The most famous is Hot Lips, a red and white stunner ...

Over the years I have had curly parsley (Petroselinum crispum), Jupiter’s beard (Centranthus ruber), autumn sage (Salvia greggii), and mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea) show up in various gardens far ...

and several Salvia species, like Red Texas Sage (Salvia coccinea), Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii), or any variety of Salvia guaranitica like Black and Blue Salvia, Black and Bloom, or Purple and Bloom.