Salvia experts - please check out these photos. Are either or both of these clumps returning Black and Blue Salvias? The leaves look sorta right to my untrained eyes!







Wilmington, Delaware
USDA zone 7a
Heat zone 6
Sunset zone 32

Absolutely!
Black and Blue will form runners, so you may also find shoots coming up a little distance away from the main clump. These can be divided easily.

Priya
Zone 7, Maryland

Thanks for the good news, Priya. Having B and B's return is a first for me! The plant that survived was the one on the highest ground (versus the 4 others that died). So maybe "high and dry" is the key to winter time survival?

Wilmington, Delaware
USDA zone 7a
Heat zone 6
Sunset zone 32

I also had one survive and start to return. I wasn't quite sure since mine isn't in the best location and it does stay a bit wetter where it is but we had a drier winter this year too.

Penny
NY
USDA hardiness zone 6a
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Yes, all salvias need good drainage, and they can't tolerate 'wet feet' all winter long.

Congrats on your returning S. guaranitica B&B - the hummers will thank you for it!

Sherry
Zone8/9