Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ Groundcover Shrubs and the whispered liturgy of

and the whispered liturgy of bees

one reason the species stays uncommon and is protected under international trade agreements

each flushed at the heart with maroon

or the moist margin of a woodland

Sharp drainage is everything

Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ Groundcover Shrubs and the whispered liturgy ofSalvia 'Phyllis Fancy' is a vigorous, large hybrid sage with a good pedigree, found as a chance seedling at the University of California, Santa Cruz Arboretum and named for a longtime volunteer there. The parentage is thought to involve Salvia leucantha, the Mexican bush sage, and possibly Salvia chiapensis, though the cross has never been confirmed. The appeal is in the long blooming spikes, which carry delicate lavender white flowers cupped in dark