Botanical Name: Salvia longispicata x farinacea ‘Mystic Spires’

Height: 3′
Width: 2′
Exposure: Full Sun
Performance: Perennial
Bloom: Violet-Blue (June-October)

A cross between the Texas native Salvia farinacea and Salvia longispicata, a native to Mexico, was produced at the Huntingdon Botanical Gardens in California. Cross-pollinated by bees, the two species resulted in Salvia x. ‘Indigo Spires’, a tall, floppy Salvia variety. At three foot tall, Salvia x. ‘Mystic Spires’ is a more compact plant with the same genes.

The blue-violet flowers cool down a summer garden for a fresh look, so, hummingbirds, bees, and butterfly won’t be the only ones enjoying it. This vigorous summer/fall perennial loves full sun and looks great in background borders, mass plantings, or large containers. This Texas Superstar is drought tolerant, summer tough, and easy to grow.