I am looking for seeds of a two foot variety of salvia patens, right now I am not ready to trade so would send a SASE. thanks karin

Wow, you are a hard man to trade with. I want some of yours but I do not know if I have anything in seed that you do not have seed for already. I have a couple salvias that you do not have but I do cuttings on them because some are hard to collect the seed from. Salvia madrensis, S. chionophylla. Soon I might have salvia arizonica and S . lemonii but they are small plants right now. I do have seed for Salvia faranacea Augusta Duelberg, Salvia coccinea red, and coral nymph, Salvia gregii pink preference, Salvia azurea var grandiflora (interesting variety collected in bosque county TX, smaller less leggy, bushier), salvia azurea grandiflora (regular variety)Salvia lyrata purple knockout and regular, Soon I will have Salvia texanus and Salvia balotiflora at the end of the season.

No, it is not aggressive at all. But, if you are in Southern CA, you could have a problem, as S. patens does not like strong sunlight and high temps, this could cause it to wilt and even die. But try it in the coolest shadiest part of yiur garden. Mature size is approx 18" x 18". (The form known as 'Guanajuato' can be 3 times larger.)

The blue salvia that has been performing beautifully for me west of Austin Texas on top of a high limestone hill with minimal soil and more than perfect drainage(read that as no water retaining capability) is Salvia Chiquita. The bees and butterflies have been mobbing it. I have watered it twice through the 45 days of above 100 degrees this summer. The blue is intense with a touch of violet but still definitely blue. A long stamen of small flowers. It is making seed. My other salvias are alive, that is all I can say about them this year. I have been thinking of trying the black and blue but some salvias (salvia madrensis) that grew 5' in Austin are only making it at 1' out here. I keep dumping the mulch and woodchips and anything else to build up the hummus. As for what do we do to get through our intense heat. We swim in a natural pool called Barton Springs, that is 65 all year long, or some other spot like the Blue Hole, Blanco river, or Hamilton Pool. We swim. It is our religion.