Purple Flowering Sage

[donsgal]

I accidentally stumbled on some of this in bloomb at an acquaintance's house and it smells wonderful.

Anybody got any seeds out there or know where I can buy them? I googled it, and only got ONE hit! This must be rare stuff.

Donsgal

[zebraman]

Hey Donsgal;Sage roots easily,I prefer to use liquid Hormone as it works better.It is Flamable and Definitely NOT organic but the powder will work as well.

[Nemophila]

Hi donsgal! Are you familiar with clary sage? It can have purple blooms and does indeed smell wonderful. Just a thought....

[Bellepepper]

donsgal, Are you talking about Mexican sage? It grows 4 or 5 feet tall and wide. We bought a plant at a greenhouse in TX several years ago. It is not hearty so I take cuttings and over winter them in a greenhouse. The bloom is at least a foot long and looks like purple velvet. I have never seen the seeds in a catalog but found the plant at a greenhouse in central KS last spring.

[zebraman]

Hey Donsgal;www.plantsofthesouthwest.com has what you are looking for.Salvia Azurea Grandiflora is the Botanical name,Blue Sage is the Common-The flower IS purple.The Mexican Sage is really pretty but has No scent.The above thread also has a good selection of OP veg. seeds and grains.Cat.is Free.Great Photo's.

[LoreD]

Johnny's Selected Seeds sells purple flowering sage. It's really beautiful. A friend of mine was looking for it and we found it there.

Hope this helps.

LoreD