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Bilateral Symmetry - Mint Family - Sage

     

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family
Texas Sage Salvia texana
Flower about 1/2" long. Plant grows to 6"-8" tall in single ormultiple stems. Bracts are dark red.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2004, May 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

     

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family
Blue Sage (Pitcher Sage, Azure Blue Sage) Salvia azurea
Flower up to 1" long can be light to dark blue or occasionally white. Leaves are long & narrow. Upright plant grows 2-5 feet tall in single or multiple stems.
Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, September 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman)

Similar Species

Lyre-leaved Sage Salvia lyrata
Lavender/white flowers wide spread on a spike. Rosette of round basal leaves. Stems, bracts, and leaves can be green or burgundy/purple. Tolerates heat, humidity, and partial shade.
(Native of Texas - east Texas, hill country)

Lanceleaf Sage Salvia reflexa
Form is branching with a pair of tiny lavender flowers at end of whorled spikes, more bract than flower. Narrow leaves with red hairs, 2" long. Scented. Blooms fall to spring.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Coke)

                 

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family
Mealy Sage (Mealycup Sage) Salvia farinacea
Flower up to 1" long, blue violet. Plant is covered in white hair. Leaves are grass-like to wide at base. Upright to mounding plant grows 1-3 feet tall with multiple stems.
Photos taken in Sutton County, Texas, August 2005
Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, September 2005
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2006
(Native of Texas - Taylor - Sutton)

Other Species in My Area

Engelmann's Sage Salvia engelmannii
Lavender/white flowers clustered on a spike, upper petal has a tip spike. Velvety narrow leaves.
(Native of Texas - Brown, Coke)