Salvia guaranitica 'Amante'

Description

Amante is a gorgeous hybrid salvia with tubular shaped, bright fuchsia flowers emerging from dark burgundy calyces, giving a distinguished, contrasting look. The pillowy, quilted leaves emerge light green and mature to a lovely deep green. A favorite of pollinators and hummingbirds!

Salvia is a large genus of plants with over 1,000 varieties. They are generally drought tolerant, deer resistant, and their colorful blooms last for weeks from spring through fall. Evergreen perennials with lovely, fragrant foliage. They are low-maintenance and require little fertilization. These beauties are attractive not only to humans, but pollinators such as hummingbirds, bees and butterflies!