Species list

5 species found
Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Salvia africana-caerulea Blue sage Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
It provides medicinal value
This will attract honey bees
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Salvia africana-lutea Brown Sage Attracts butterflies
Drought-resistant
Fragrant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos
Salvia aurea L. golden sage,beach sage, dune sage, sand sage Attracts butterflies
Fragrant
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Salvia lanceolata Rusty sage It provides medicinal value
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Salvia thermarum Will attract sunbirds
Blue sage

Salvia africana-caerulea

Brown Sage

Salvia africana-lutea

Rusty sage

Salvia lanceolata

Salvia thermarum