Salvia buchananii 'Velvet Slipper' Part Shade/Shade Rare and spectacular ginger

Rare and spectacular ginger

Early spring flowers are pale purple fringes held 8 to 10 inches above the leaves on deep purple branched stalks

Sun or part shade in hottest climates with even summer moisture

from the diverse prickly pear population near St

the dark green

Salvia buchananii 'Velvet Slipper' Part Shade/Shade Rare and spectacular gingerPerennial salvia producing bright magenta flowers from late spring to autumn on purple stems shared with shiny green leaves. Slow growing, to only 1 ft tall and wide, these tuck into the garden they can have good drainage and some protection from the hottest sun. Not one of the drought tolerant salvias, these expect to stay moist in summer. Evergreen in USDA zone 10 and frost hardy into the upper teens F, so best thought of as USDA zone 9 and treated