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Salvia
cacaliaefolia ~ Ivy Leaf Sage or Blue Vine Sage (syn Salvia cacaliifolia) |
| I love the
lush green foliage and the near true blue flowers of Salvia cacaliaefolia. I find that I need to prune this
Ivy Leaf Sage to near the ground to keep that lush growth looking lush. Ivy
Leaf Sage comes back from below ground
shoots. The old growth gets woody, gray and nearly stops growing while the new
shoots grow on through. When Salvia cacaliaefolia gets tip
pruned repeatedly it starts to look awful unless pruned drastically. I have lost the Blue Vine Sage with frosts in the low
20's. Salvia cacaliaefolia seems to look its best in full sun at the coast and light shade inland.
It is a native to the mountains of southern Mexico, Guatemala and the Honduras
at elevations ranging between 5,000 to 8,000 feet.
High resolution images of Salvia cacaliaefolia are available
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