Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel': 'Blue Marvel' is a dwarf Meadow Sage that grows to one foot or less in height, but doesn't skimp on the flower size.

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.

Medicinal: The name salvia comes from salvere, Latin for 'to heal'. Sage is known for its healing value The name salvia in fact comes from the latin, salvere, meaning to heal.

Then the first choice would have to be May Night an awarding winning Perennial Plant of the Year and cold hardy from zones 4-9 and though it might not bloom into the fall, the Meadow sage, Salvia ...