Salvia involucrata - 1 gallon plant

Roseleaf Sage, Rosy-leaf Sage
Family: Lamiaceae • Natural distribution: Mexico Puebla, Tamaulipas & Veracruz • Plant type: Shrub • Size: 5 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide • Flowering season: summer to fall • Attracts pollinators: hummingbirds, bees, butterflies • Flower color: magenta • Prefers: full sun • Water requirements: little to moderate • Drought tolerant: once established • Soil: well-drained, loam, acid, tolerates alkaline • Suitable for: edging, container • Deer resistant • Deciduous
Flowers and bracts are reddish, beetroot color; bracts fall away as flower expands. Leaves and petioles with red veins. Has been used in herbal medicine. Native to Mexico where it grows in shady places near edges of forests.