Salvia guaranitica is a popular fast-growing perennial known for its striking deep-blue tubular flowers emerging from black calyxes attracting hummingbirds and pollinators from summer to frost, thriving in full sun to part shade with moist, well-drained soil, and offering drought tolerance once established, making it ideal for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens.

It is native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is a tender perennial or subshrub that exhibits a bushy, somewhat open habit with upright, branching, square, dark green stems typically growing 3-5’ tall. Tubular deep blue flowers (to 2” long) with purple-blue calyxes bloom on long spikes from summer into fall. The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators.

The genus name Salvia comes from the Latin word salveo meaning "to save or heal", in reference to the purported medically curative properties attributed to some plants in the genus.

‘Black and Blue’ is cold hardy in Zone 8B and will delight you much of the year with its deep cobalt blue flowers.