Thank you, thank you for sharing those gorgeous Salvias with us, Rich! I can't wait for more!

That flocculosa has my name on it. :)

Brenda

Rich:
Nice pics Sounds like the trip of a lifetime.
We will look forward to more pictures,Thanks for sharing!
Art

Some more sages

Salvia raymondii ssp. mairanae closeup - Cabrillo College

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This Bolivian beauty surprised me, as I had gotten the impression it was not showy. It matched S. curviflora in display, and had burgundy colored leaf undersides, blending well with the fuchsia flowers. It might do well along the Gulf coast of the USA. Bloom period unknown, probably late summer or autumn.

A closeup of Salvia melissodora Grape-scented at Ginny Hunt's home.

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You can really smell the grape scent, and the moths, butterflies, and bumble bees were busy.

Salvia macrophylla tall form - Cabrillo College

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An erect form of macrophylla, with large leaves which have burgundy colored undersides. This appears to be more humidity tolerant as well. It looks like it could give Canna lilies a good run for their money

Salvia x westerae

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This is a naturally occurring Bolivian hybrid of S. orbignaei x S. haenkei, and has rather large flowers. Again, it might do well along the Gulf coast. Bloom period unknown.

That's all for today.

The regular macrophylla upright has been very happy in my humid New Jersey garden.

Is curviflora really that neon? It would be great to see some of these offered in the next couple of years.

Melissodora is new to me this year. It is just beginning to set flowers now on 4.5 foot plants. I was hoping for an earlier bloom. The flowers in your photo seem to be considerably larger than mine.

Oh, how I wish we could grow that Salvia curviflora here in NC zone 7. What I could do with that in a color combo!

The Salvia raymondii ssp. mairanae is also a spectacular color and much easier to use with other colors.

If I could grow a 10 foot high salvia, I'd start replacing all of my buddleia.

Looking forward to the rest of the story.

Cameron (Defining Your Home Garden blog)

You may be wondering: What happened to the images?"

I had to move them to a different folder on the web site, which is now up.

Here is an image of Salvia dombeyi from its new location:

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Here is a link that might be useful: Salvia Summit Travelogue web site