I'm originally from Oklahoma and I've found that a lot of the plants I had there work well here too. But the winters here are milder so I can enjoy citrus here. Also, although I love Salvia's I've just discovered them in the past couple of years, so I'm by all means not even close to being an expert on them. If you know of a Salvia you think is special, please let me know. I'd love to see it :-)
