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May 12, 2019 4:02 AM CST
Name: Danita
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Eric, You'll likely encounter some more Agastaches at other places, too. (Spellcheck wants to change "Agastaches" to "Stagecoaches"! Hilarious! )

Not all, but many Salvias have scented leaves. However, the range of smells found in the different species can range from the delightful fruity scents of pineapple or melon, to the decidedly less-delightful scents of turpentine or cat urine. Sticking tongue out

Salvia elegans is a nice species that will provide fruit-scented leaves, edible leaves for teas & more, and red blooms in late summer through winter that are favored by hummingbirds. 'Scarlet Pineapple' is commonly sold in the herb section and is easy to find, often just marked as "Pineapple Sage." 'Golden Delicious' was just added to the Proven Winners line so it should be very easy to find this year.
https://garden.org/plants/sear...

There are many more, but off the top of my head, other fragrant Salvias include Fruit Sage (Salvia dorisiana) and Grape-Scented Sage (Salvia melissodora) . Culinary Sages (Salvia officinalis) and Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) obviously have scented foliage, too, but the flowers aren't really that attractive to hummingbirds.
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