Salvia, Meadow Sage, Violet Sage, Woodland Sage 'Pusztaflamme'

I pulled this plant out at the end of the summer.
It is butt ugly.
It sprawls. It flops. The stems are horizontal
Th...Read Moree “flowers” are barely noticeable.
It’s just a mess!
I wondered who likes this plant and apparently people who like dried flowers grow it.
That’s the only way this plant could look good — if it was dried and stuck in an arrangement with many other, better looking flowers.
I’m guessing the reason nurseries grow it and sell it is because it is a very vigorous grower. If you like it, you’d better allow a lot of room for it because it will cover a large area, flopping, sprawling and covering nearby plants with its dull nubs of brownish purple fuzz that pass for flowers.
It looks nothing like pictures I’ve seen of it online.
I should’ve taken a picture if it before I yanked it out to show people what it really looks like.

A disappointment. Like others, I was taken in by the large, dark flowers at the nursery, but the plant has never looked as good since. In...Read More both rich and poor soil, with or without watering, growth is spindly, it tends to flop, and the flowers have gotten small and pale. I would not buy this variety again.

I also bought this based on the photos I saw. It looked like a different type of salvia, but it has been rather disappointing for me too....Read More The color is very pale and the flowers are small and hardly noticeable. I will probably take it out this year and replace with something else.

I was a bit disappointed in this plant, it was planted last fall. It has flopped badly in our dry summer. The color isn't nearly as prett...Read Morey as shown in the catalogs but I really like the unusual blooms.

It has been reliably and very drought tolerant in my dry and rocky soil. Would probably do better in a slightly less dry spot.