Salvia reptans West Texas
(aka: Salvia leptophylla) Salvia reptans ‘West Texas’ is another truly fabulous native salvia that seems to have completely missed cultivation! This easy-to-grow Texas native is a close relative of Salvia azurea but, in my opinion, is a much nicer plant. Normally a lax plant, this upright form of Salvia reptans was collected by Pat McNeal of Texas in the Davis Mountains at 4,000′ in Davis County, Texas. The needle-thin, green leaves adorn the 3′ tall stems and in September it bursts forth at the tips with vivid, dark cobalt-blue flowers. Native to the Trans-Pecos region, it is found in dry, gravelly, mountainous washes. Despite this affinity for well-drained soils, it has performed marvelously in the muggy Southeast.
