| Scientific name: | Salvia Elegans (Common Name: Pineapple Sage) | |
| Chinese name: | 鳳梨鼠尾草 | |
| Character: | Pineapple sage has tubular red flowers and an attractive scent to the leaves that is similar to pineapple. It produces numerous erect leafy stems and flowers in the late autumn and are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. | |
| Edible Parts: | The leaves and flowers of Pineapple Sage are edible and commonly used for herbal tea. | |
| Other Use: | Pineapple sage is extensively used in Mexican traditional medicine, especially for the treatment of anxiety and lowering of blood pressure. Preliminary medical study on mice also found support for the plant potentially having antidepressant and antianxiety properties. |
