I have starter plants of the following Salvias: buchananii cacaliifolia dorisiana (Peach Sage) elegans (Pineapple Sage) gesneraeflora 'Tequila' greggi 'Hot Lips' guaranitica guaranitica 'Purple Majesty' Indigo Spires iodantha involucrata 'Bethellii' mexicana 'Limelight' to trade for seedlings or young plants of the following salvias (plz no seeds): 'Frieda Dixon' fulgens Cavanilles (Cardinal Sage) holwayi involucrata 'Mulberry Jam' karwinskii Bentham (Karwinski's Sage) littae Visiani puberula Fernald purpurea Cavanilles regla Salvia x jamensis Pat Vlasto semiatrata sessei 'Bentham' shannoni 'Smith' sprucei 'Briquet' verticillata 'Purple Rain' wagneriana For now I'm concentrating on salvias so plz ignore other plants on my trade list.

Cuttings of pineapple sage root in about a week, depending on how fast the plant is growing. The stems that should be set in the sterile growing media (not water) should be both green and firm (not tip stems or covered with bark). The rooting medium should be soilless, like vermiculite, peat moss, or perlite. Do not cut it back until you see apical growth at least start and do not cut it flush to the ground. You can take cuttings as long as you leave half of the green working leaves on the bush, otherwise you will set the old plant back

It should be much like regular pineapple sage, but somewhat less vigorous. It is a patented plant, by the way, and you can only propagate for your own use in your garden.

I am in a warm 7b, and I keep Salvia elegans in pots. In pots the habit of Pineapple sage is to send out new shoots around the same time it blooms. So I like to keep the new shoots frost free. Lots of gardeners treat it as an annual, and some complain that the blooms are gone by early fall. Cuttings really root very easily. The photo was taken 28 November, I wheel the pots out of my barn, most days during winter. Here is a link that might be useful: This post was edited by desertsage on Wed, Dec 26, 12 at 8:25