This series all look pretty- I haven't grown any of them. The first Salvias I ever grew were one of these Splendens types that stay short- we had a dark purple flowered one and a red flowered one. None of them did very well for us, so I decided they weren't worth growing! This was several years before I learned more and fell in love with Salvias and started studying and growing them yearly. Perhaps I will have to try one of these Splendens again.