Salvia are easy going hardy plants for mixed borders with it39s indigo flower spears emerging from clumps of aromatic foliage salvia nemorosa 39marcus39 produces flowers so prolific that they create drifts of solid colour salvia plants are attractive to bees and butterflies but are not so welcoming to rabbits or deer salvia 39marcus39 are compact plants so will make a strong statement at the front of cottage garden borders and wildlife gardens to prolong the flowering give t