How to Use salvia in a Sentence

salvia

noun

• Neil, what’s that bush with the salvia-like flowers on it?
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 7 June 2018
• Her favorite plant, though, is a black and blue salvia.
  — Karen Taylor, NOLA.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• Can trumpetvine and pink salvia be kept in pots over the winter?
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
• There are salvias in every size and color, and even one for deep shade.
  — Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 25 May 2017
• Loose plants along the fence (such as salvia, lamb’s ears, and artemisia) soften the structured boxwoods.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2020
• This is an annual salvia with small purple blooms, but it is not grown for the flowers, but the seeds.
  — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2020
• My salvia greggii ‘Lipstick’ used to die completely back in the winter and sprout again in the spring.
  — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2022
• The child, who is under the age of 1, was in the living room where the marijuana and salvia were being smoked, Sims said.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 5 June 2017
• Rockin’ Blue Suede Shoes is a new salvia that’s a great pollinator, said Standard.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2020
• This method also works for salvias and many other non-woody perennial plants.
  — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
• The bong video Miley refers to is that infamous viral video from 2011 of Miley smoking salvia from a bong.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 11 July 2019
• Penstemons are like salvias; a whole world of species and varieties awaits the curious.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2020
• In the flower garden, plant seeds for salvia, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, celosia and asters.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 19 May 2017
• Learn how to prune deciduous fruit trees, blueberries, cane berries, grapes, salvias and more.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 19 Jan. 2018
• Some of the Marvel salvias were in garden centers this spring and are available at online retailers.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2019
• Native to the foothills of the Andes, this perennial salvia plant starts booming with fuzzy, hot pink blossoms from early summer through fall.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2022
• Non-edible kangaroo paw gives a vibrant pop of red next to deep purple salvia.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
• In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 5 May 2018
• Pruning salvia can be done either late fall/early winter, or in early spring, before new growth begins.
  — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2022
• There also are some new perennial salvias, including a couple more in the Marvel series.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2019
• The summer blue salvias are favorite nectar sources for hummingbirds and butterflies and are very drought tolerant.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2018
• That's not to mention the towering Baobab trees and stone forests the conservatory brought in, or the array of beautiful plants — from orange bidens and red celosia to purple salvia and green ipomoea.
  — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
• Then in the spring, feed your salvias with a light application of fertilizer with the emergence of growth and continue feeding every six to eight weeks through September.
  — Norman Winter, Houston Chronicle, 25 May 2018
• In the landscape Spring blooming perennials like salvia, catmint and herbs including chives, tarragon and mint can easily split open and flop after heavy rains.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2019
• The tones of purple salvia ‘Amistad’ and magenta ‘Love and Wishes,’ which looked so fabulous with mid-summer blooms, are equally handsome with fall foliage.
  — oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2020
• Other plants to grow during the summer include milkweed, porter weed, lantana, cosmos, sunflower, and salvia.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 May 2020
• Other good nectar sources for butterflies are duranta, lantana, salvia, Mexican flame vine, mint marigold, and fall aster.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 5 July 2019
• So did the vincas, snapdragons, kangaroo paws, salvia, sweet alyssum, begonias, primroses and false heather.
  — Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
• This is a popular salvia and hummingbird magnet with profuse blooms and aromatic foliage.
  — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2017
• In a dizzying display, the tiny birds dart from salvia to yucca, systematically sipping nectar.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 3 Nov. 2017

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