Salvia greggii Lipstick Rudbeckia topped in spring with a

topped in spring with a flower that includes a purple to violet pouch with similarly colored arching sepals

This selection of thujopsis from northern Japan is much more tolerant of heat and sun than the typical species

'Glory' went on my "must-have" list as soon as I saw it many years ago in the Savory's Minnesota garden

An additional highlight is the dark orange stigmas that protrude from each flower and provide a stunning contrast

the grey-green

Salvia greggii Lipstick Rudbeckia topped in spring with aSalvia 'Lipstick' is one of the longest flowering and best performing Texas sage cultivars we have trialed. In our garden, it begins flowering in early May and continues through November. Each compact 3' tall x 3' wide clump of Salvia greggii 'Lipstick' is simply smothered in terminal flower spikes of lipstick red (RHS 50A) flowers, each highlighted by a white throat and brown calyx a hummingbird fiesta. Texas sage makes a great deer resistant,