Salvia iodantha is a large shrub.
In our garden it has been an upright 8 feet. A couple of plants
sprawled but I cut them back hard and they re-sprouted from the
base. Salvia iodantha is native to the
mountains of Mexico at elevations ranging between 2,500-10,500 feet. It is hardy in
the landscape into the low 20's though the upper portion of the plant dies back.
The flowers are beautiful but the new leaves have a wonderful color of purple.
As the
plant blooms the color seems to flow out of the leaves and into the flowers.
Salvia iodantha is a great addition to the butterfly
garden as well as the hummingbird
garden.
