Salvia 'Autumn Sapphire®' is an upright growing, plant with a compact habit that makes it a good choice for the middle of the perennial border. Selected by the Colorado Plant Select® program, 'Autumn Sapphire®' a semi-dwarf form of Salvia reptans that blooms in early fall with a profusion of small cobalt-blue flowers that are highly attractive to hummingbirds. Native to the higher elevations of the Davis Mountains of West Texas, Salvia reptans has proven itself to be a cold hardy perennial well suited to xeriscapes in the western US. Javelina resistant