I don't think this Salvia is of the mint family, rather the sage family (hence the name Salvia).?

Mexican sage (or the Salvia to which you refer) has dark purple spikes and sage-like leaves (non edible). It is an ornamental plant is my understanding. I grow it in half barrels mixed with other plants. Looks rather nice.

I don't think this Salvia is of the mint family, rather the sage family (hence the name Salvia).?
Here is the taxonomy of Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage):



Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker %26amp; Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes

Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants

Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants

Phylum: Tracheophyta Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants

Subphylum: Spermatophytina (auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Seed Plants

Infraphylum: Angiospermae auct.

Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons

Subclass: Lamiidae Takhtajan ex Reveal, 1992

Superorder: Lamianae Takhtajan, 1967

Order: Lamiales Bromhead, 1838

Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ay) Lindley, 1836, nom. cons. - Mint Family

Subfamily: Nepetoideae

Tribe: Salvieae

Genus: Salvia (SAL-vee-uh) Linnaeus, 1753 - Sage

Specific epithet: leucantha Cav.

Botanical name: Salvia leucantha Cav.



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Reply:It is from the Sage genus and the Mint family.
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