Salvia patens 'Guanajuato', Guanajuato Gentian Sage partial shade half-inch yellow oblong bells dangle

half-inch yellow oblong bells dangle among spring-green stems and leaves from September to February

soft yellow flowers with the slightest green tinge stand upright over a wide collar of leaves

Dark burgundy-purple leaves ensconce deep rose-pink flowers against the dark glossy foliage

solida (bulbous forms) must ship before foliage develops

dark cerise-purple flowers rise to 8 inches above scalloped

Salvia patens 'Guanajuato', Guanajuato Gentian Sage partial shade half-inch yellow oblong bells dangle'Guanajuato' was discovered in 1991 during an English botanical expedition in the Sierra de Guanajuato in Mexico. Two inch long Gentian blue parrot's beak flowers bloom in mid to late summer (for us well into fall) on this branching clumper. Contrary to what you might think, it prefers bright or dappled shade. Mulch heavily for winter in the Northwest. Sharp drainage is its fervent desire because, again contrary to what you might think, 'Guanajuato'