Salvia leucantha David Geiger un-lacquered surface of the American

un-lacquered surface of the American holly leaf

Give Dryopteris ludoviciana shade to part shade and moist

This particular form carries a Woodlanders story

though a faint sweetness can linger from the swamp-azalea side

so an established plant in full October bloom carries a layered

Salvia leucantha David Geiger un-lacquered surface of the AmericanSalvia leucantha, the Mexican bush sage, is one of the great fall salvias, grown for arching wands of flower that seem spun from felt. Long spikes rise above the foliage in late summer and fall, densely packed with velvety purple calyces from which small white corollas emerge, a soft two tone effect that catches low autumn light and holds for weeks. Few plants close the gardening year with such generous, easy color. Native to the subtropical highlands