I don't think this Salvia is of the mint family, rather the sage family (hence the name Salvia).?

Mexican sage (or the Salvia to which you refer) has dark purple spikes and sage-like leaves (non edible). It is an ornamental plant is my understanding. I grow it in half barrels mixed with other plants. Looks rather nice.

I don't think this Salvia is of the mint family, rather the sage family (hence the name Salvia).?
Here is the taxonomy of Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage):





Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker %26amp; Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes


Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants


Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants


Phylum: Tracheophyta Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants


Subphylum: Spermatophytina (auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Seed Plants


Infraphylum: Angiospermae auct.


Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons


Subclass: Lamiidae Takhtajan ex Reveal, 1992


Superorder: Lamianae Takhtajan, 1967


Order: Lamiales Bromhead, 1838


Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ay) Lindley, 1836, nom. cons. - Mint Family


Subfamily: Nepetoideae


Tribe: Salvieae


Genus: Salvia (SAL-vee-uh) Linnaeus, 1753 - Sage


Specific epithet: leucantha Cav.


Botanical name: Salvia leucantha Cav.





http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Salvia_le...





http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...
Reply:Can I have some?
Reply:yea thats a statement... not a question
Reply:http://www.Salvia.md has the most potent extract I've ever tried. They also have a ton of info on the subject. My other favorite "herb" is Kratom: http://www.Kratom.md It's like Opium, but legal. Trippy stuff!
Reply:It is from the Sage genus and the Mint family.