Salvia pentstemonoides (Big Red Sage)

Salvia pentstemonoides (Big Red Sage)Big Red Sage is a tall, shrubby sage with long, showy flower spikes. The tubular flowers are bright scarlet red, attractive to hummingbirds. It does best in full sun, in well drained soils. Big Red Sage blooms from spring through fall and will die back in the cold winters but come back reliably. AT A GLANCE Texas native Yes Water use Low Sun exposure Full sun Bloom color Red Bloom time Spring, summer, fall Mature height 4 5 ft Mature spread 3 4 ft

Also known as Tall Blazing Star

Rattlesnake Master will grow from 2-5 ft tall on a stiff erect stem that is unbranched except at the top giving it a striking vertical look

Texas native No

early-flowering nativar that features showy blooms and fragrant foliage

it dislikes wet feet and needs good drainage

It then puts on a show like no other

humidity and poor soils

Chile Petin is drought tolerant

This tough perennial may be easily overlooked until the fall when it provides an explosion of bright purple blooms

performs well in mass planting or as a low maintenance filler plant

Granjeno Blanco

It actually is a small shrub with its lower stem becoming woody with age