Salvia leucantha x elegans ‘Anthony Parker’ at Digging Dog Nursery

Anthony Parker Bush Sage

Salvia

Sage

Thought in ancient times to perpetuate good health, an Arab proverb asks, “How shall a man die with sage in his garden?” Our Salvias are diverse perennials, shrubs or subshrubs, many hailing from the Mediterranean, Mexico, South America and some of our western states. Reliable once established, and generally undaunted by pests, disease and drought, they combine an array of flowers and often aromatic foliage in many different sizes, shapes and hues.

Salvia leucantha x elegans ‘Anthony Parker’

Anthony Parker Bush Sage

Salvia leucantha x elegans ‘Anthony Parker’ (P-1140)

Each 10.50

<em>Salvia leucantha x elegans ‘Anthony Parker’</em>

Frances Parker of South Carolina discovered this unlikely cross and named it for her grandson. Blessed with attributes from both parents, ‘Anthony Parker’ features extraordinary, nearly 2 ft. long spires of midnight purple-black, leucantha-like flowers topping attractive leaves and young downy white stems. The broad-based, grayish green foliage tapers to a point, and displays a venation similar to Salvia elegans.

Gracing an herbaceous border or even an arrangement, this robust Salvia’s dark flowers will set Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’ aglow.

Blooms August?October.

Size: 3' 0" – 4' 0" high x 4' 0" wide.

Hardy to zone 9.

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