Add months of vibrant color to your garden with Salvia 'Amante', a spectacular perennial sage known for its brilliant magenta-pink flowers accented by rich purple calyxes. A close relative of the award-winning Salvia 'Amistad', this vigorous variety delivers continuous blooms from late spring until frost while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees throughout the season.

Its upright, bushy habit makes it an excellent focal point in perennial borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and containers. Exceptionally heat and drought tolerant once established, Salvia 'Amante' is an easy-care perennial that provides long-lasting color with minimal maintenance.

Whether you're designing a wildlife-friendly landscape or looking for a dependable flowering perennial, Salvia 'Amante' offers season-long beauty and outstanding garden performance.

Key Features

• Brilliant magenta-pink flowers
• Dark purple calyxes add lasting color
• Blooms from late spring until frost
• Excellent hummingbird and butterfly plant
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Deer and rabbit resistant
• Long-blooming perennial
• Easy-care garden favorite
• Perfect for borders and containers

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Salvia 'Amante'

Common Name: Amante Sage, Hummingbird Sage

Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Flower Color: Magenta-Pink with Deep Purple Calyxes

Foliage Color: Medium Green

Bloom Season: Late Spring through Frost

Mature Height: 3–4 Feet

Spread: 2–3 Feet

Growth Habit: Upright, Bushy

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Water Needs: Moderate; Drought Tolerant Once Established

Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Moderately Fertile Soil

Hardiness Zones: USDA 7–11 (grown as an annual in colder climates)

Characteristics: Long Blooming, Pollinator Friendly, Hummingbird Magnet, Heat Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance

Garden Uses

Perfect for:

• Pollinator gardens
• Hummingbird gardens
• Cottage gardens
• Perennial borders
• Mixed flower beds
• Containers
• Patio planters
• Cut flower gardens
• Xeriscape landscapes
• Wildlife gardens

Planting Partners

Pairs beautifully with:

• Salvia 'Amistad'
• Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
• Penstemon 'Cherry Sparks'
• Echinacea
• Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'
• Nepeta (Catmint)
• Lavender
• Verbena bonariensis
• Gaura
• Coreopsis

Care Tips

• Plant in full sun for the heaviest flowering.
• Prefers well-drained soil.
• Water regularly until established.
• Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering.
• Cut plants back in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges.
• Apply a light mulch in colder climates for winter protection.
• Avoid overwatering, especially during winter dormancy.