(Painted Daisy). To 90 cms. Deep crimson, single daisy flowers late spring/summer. Finely-cut, somewhat ferny foliage in a mound. Sun/semi-shade. Cut flowers last well. Cottage garden, mixed border. Dormant in winter.

To 1.5m. Handsome, attractively bronze tinted leaves and small star-shaped bright pink flowers in large conical panicles in summer. Suits near ponds in sun/semi shade. Moisture loving and clump forming. Winter dormant.

To over 2 metres. Flowers are up to 10 cms across with cone-shaped, greenish-yellow centres and back-tilted, golden-yellow rays. Sun or part shade. Moist well-drained soil. Impressive for back of border. Winter dormant.

To 75 cms. RARE. Racemes of purple lipped, yellow flowers in summer. The leaves are large, deep-green, ovate or trianagular-ovate, deeply wrinkled and slightly hairy. Well-drained soil, sun.  Winter dormant.

Seldom seen in New Zealand. 30-60 cms in height. The few 1-1.5 in flowers grow in whorls on an inflorescence about 1 ft long. The name castanea, which means 'chestnut coloured', refers to the purplish-maroon flowers. Sun. Winter dormant.

To 1 metre. Wonderful display of bright, velvety red flowers from spring to autumn. The loose spikes of flared, tubular, two-lipped flowers are very fragrant and attract bees. Sun, good drainage. Winter dormant.

Another beautiful Salvia that has deepest magenta pink flowers from late spring. Deadheading prolongs the flowering time. Sun or part shade. Highly fragrant and winter dormant. 

Height to 70 cms. Long stems of soft salmon pink, cream throated flowers which age to a creamy peach-pink.  Sun, good drainage. Winter dormant.