Make your Garden a Tropical Paradise with Pineapple Salvia

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Looking for a way to make your garden into a tropical get-a-way? How about growing pineapple sage? This plant is an herb in the sage/salvia family. The terms sage and salvia are used interchangeable, so look for either name in your garden center. As you can guess by the name, this herb has the scent and slight taste of pineapple which makes it a wonderful addition to your herb garden.

 

The salvia/sage family is a group of generally drought-tolerant, sun-loving perennials many of which are native to Texas. This makes them easy to grow for us in the Lone Star state. Under normal conditions, these shrubby perennials grow about 4 x 4 ft. so give them a little room to spread. That being said, with all the rain we had last spring and this spring, my pineapple sage has now been affectionately termed, “The Salvia that Ate the World!” All salvias are quick growers and when given a lot of a good thing, they grow even faster. Mine has topped out at about 5 feet and has spread across the herb garden. It was absolutely covered with beautiful scarlet red flowers from fall through May so I didn’t have the heart to cut it back, but a good whacking back is in the near future for it.


 
The red flowers pineapple salvia produces makes it a triple delight for your garden space. It’s an herb, ornamental, and butterfly and humming bird magnet. The bright red tubular flowers contain nectar that both butterflies and hummingbirds love, making it a beautiful addition to a pollinator garden.

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