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Salvia 'Anthony Parker' (Anthony Parker Bush Sage) - A floriferous compact shrub that grows 4-5' feet tall by 4-5' feet wide with terminal dark blue-purple 'Indigo Spire'-like flowers from midsummer through fall.
Plant in full to part sun and irrigate occasionally. Seems hardy to at least 20° F. A nice showy plant in our garden in late summer through fall.
Salvia 'Anthony Parker' was a spontaneous seedling hybrid that is presumed to be the result of a cross between the dark form of Mexican sage, Salvia leucantha 'Midnight' and Pineapple sage, Salvia elegans. It was discovered in the garden of designer Frances Parker of Beaufort, South Carolina and was named for her grandson in 1994. The flowers are similar to Salvia leucantha, but are narrower and purple-black and the leaves are a similar shape and have the vein pattern of pineapple sage, but lack any fragrance. We first got this plant from Rosendale Nursery in Watsonville and grew it from 2002 until 2008.
This information about Salvia 'Anthony Parker' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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