Salvia farinacea Henry Duelberg Alpinia This always-popular hybrid from Herb

This always-popular hybrid from Herb Benedict looks like a glossy

the leaves take on a lovely purple color and in spring

The foliage actually has a vertical green stripe down the side of each 1/8" wide plasticized leaf

white angular bands on both the top and bottom

since there are always friends to share the new babies

Salvia farinacea Henry Duelberg Alpinia This always-popular hybrid from HerbFrom Greg Grant's infamous cemetery wanderings comes another clone of the US native (Oklahoma west to Arizona) Salvia farinacea, this one from the Texas gravesite of Henry Duelberg. 'Henry' is a bit taller than his better half (Salvia farinacea 'Augusta Duelberg'), making a 2' tall x 3' wide clump of glossy, green foliage, topped with long 1' spikes of dark royal purple blue a hangout for hummingbirds. This phenomenally heat and drought tolerant