Salvia roemeriana Spotted/Speckled Flowering Plants In midsummer the clumps are

In midsummer the clumps are topped with 3' tall spikes of lavender flowers

(aka: Kalimeris mongolica

we know what you have been told about hummingbirds and the color red

changing to yellow near the end of the petals

Salvia roemeriana Spotted/Speckled Flowering Plants In midsummer the clumps areSalvia roemeriana is a charming and very easy to grow dwarf North American native (Texas, Mexico) sage. I first caught a glimpse of Roemer's sage on a 1994 expedition to Northern Mexico. This deciduous perennial salvia makes a short rosette of dark green leaves with purple veins. In spring it flowers heavily, topped with 12" spikes of bright crimson red, tubular flowers great for low flying hummingbirds. It has survived 0 degrees F here with no