Plumosa salvia is kind of like a salvia that's been fluffed. It has the same classic salvia foliage (dark green, heavy crinkled, and a little fuzzy underneath), but the flowers are puffy, almost astilbe-like, and the flower stems has a slight, pendulous habit. Color is deep, rosy pink with a touch of violet. Lovely cut flower; also attracts butterflies. Primary bloom time is early summer, but is dead-heated, it may repeat bloom. Grows 12 to 15 inches tall and wide.
Grow in full sun and in well drained soil. When soil is too wet or plant is over-fertilized, it gets floppy rather than bouncily pendulous. You can cut back flower stems after blooming, and then cut back the whole plant late winter to early spring, about the time you see new foliage emerging (see Guide).