Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' Native or among high-branched trees where

or among high-branched trees where the fiery bloom can blaze against fresh green

each bristling with protruding styles like a tiny Sputnik

white-flowered form has long been grown for early spring fragrance

which is more than most shrubs of the same size will promise

Redvein enkianthus

Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' Native or among high-branched trees whereSalvia madrensis, the forsythia sage, is a big, robust perennial from the mountains of Mexico, grown for a late season show of soft yellow. Broad, quilted, triangular leaves clothe stout, square, mint family stems, and in fall the plant lifts terminal clusters of clear yellow flowers that recall a forsythia in bloom and give the sage its common name, an unusual color and a welcome one so late in the year. This selection, named 'Red Neck Girl' by our