Indeed, the autumn sage, or Salvia greggii, is found growing in parts of Texas, and it is from this species that the infamous 'Hot Lips' varieties have been bred.

The National Garden Bureau chose to give special consideration to the meadow sage or Salvia nemerosa. May Night, a hybrid, was the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1997.

Culinary sage, Salvia officinalis is one of over 900 species, worldwide. We have our own native, Meadow Clary, but the most spectacular salvias grow in the Americas, from southern USA to Argentina.