Salvia coulteri
Salvia coulteri, or Coulter's sage, is a perennial shrub that grows on dry, rocky mountainsides in five Mexican states: Nuevo León, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Durango, and Hidalgo. It was first brought into horticulture in 1991 from a plant collected at about 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) in Nuevo León.
The plant reaches about 2.5 feet tall and 3 feet wide, with many stems and a graceful look. It bears small lavender-blue flowers about 0.5 inches long, arranged in tight whorls and blooming heavily. Although the flowers form in whorls, the calyces sit on one side, causing the blooms to sweep to one side. The calyces stay on the plant after the flowers drop and have a minty fragrance when rubbed.
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