A stunning new variety of sage salvia 39amistad39 has rich elegant purple flowers atop tall near45black stems with a mound of beautiful basal green foliage ornamental sage is ideal for cottage garden borders and with a small amount of deadheading can bloom almost continuously from spring to autumn making it a delightfully exotic looking hardy perennial which is guaranteed to brighten borders right through summer and beyond bees and butterflies love the nectar rich flowers making