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The mountains of Southern and Central China are rich in plant species, with new ones being "discovered" regularly. Most Chinese Salvias are hardy herbaceous perennials that grow well in partially shaded gardens. Many are the source of herbal remedies that have been utilized for millennia. All of the ones we grow and offer here are reliable and beautiful.
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(Campanula Leaf Sage) Spectacular yellow-flowering Salvias are rare, so this one stands out. Its large, almost round leaves form a basal clump that is attractive and tough. Bright yellow flowers arise from the clump on stems up to 48 inches tall.
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(xin jiang shu wei cao) Long, branched spikes of purple flowers with purple-red bracts are one of the ornamental attractions of Salvia deserta, which grows well in USDA Zones 6 to 9. However, it is also well known as a medicinal sage in its Asian homelands.
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(Purple Szechuan Sage or chang hua shu di cao) Rich violet flowers seem to hover in the air above this hardy, shade-loving, herbaceous perennial from the mountains of Szechuan, China. They bloom from late summer through fall on branched spikes rising up to 5 feet long from clumping foliage.
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(Himalayan Sage or Kashmir Sage) The word "hians" in Salvia hians means "gaping" and refers to the hanging lip of this sage's flowers, which are a dusky violet and bloom from late spring through early fall.
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(Red Sage, Chinese Sage, Dan-shen) Salvia miltiorrhiza is a powerful and important herb in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The remarkable blue flowers seem to glow in the shade. We are happy to be able to offer this plant on a ...
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(Himalayan Cloud Sage) Tall and majestic, the place to go to see this plant in the wild is the Muktinath Valley in Nepal, a most sacred place for both Hindus and Buddhists. A large, hardy, shade growing perennial with yellow flowers, this one is a must have - and is hardy to Zone 5.
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(Chang guan shu wei cao) An annual or biennial in its native Southern China, Bhutan and India, this plant has been a reliable perennial for us for many years. The common name translates to "rat tail crown grass long", perhaps because of the tall thin spikes with small pale blue flowers.
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(Dan-shen Gansu) A lovely and very hardy herbaceous perennial Sage from the mountains of Central China, this variety is noted for its handsome leaves - large and wrinkled yellow-green above and densely tomentose rusty brown on the underside. Growing into a large basal rosette of leaves up to th...
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(Bicolor Szechuan Sage) One of our most sought after varieties - and it has no name! Collected in the mountains of Szechuan, China and cataloged by the Berkeley Botanic Garden, this is a spectacular yellow & purple flowering perennial Salvia that is hardy and eye-catching. Very large arrow sh...
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(Out of the Mist Chinese Sage) 'Out of the Mist', is a hybrid of unknown origin discovered by Margaret Mason, a nurserywoman and Salvia specialist from North Wales. Pale and ethereal, it positively glows in the shade - basically white but with shadings of yellow and blue. Forming an impressive ...
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(Yunnan Sage or yun nan shu wei cao) Yunnan Sage's tall spikes of violet-to-purple flowers bloom from summer into fall. Native to Southwestern China's provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, it grows on shady, grassy hillsides and along forest margins at elevations up to 9,500 feet.
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