Full sun to partial shade 'Lady in Red' Uniform, heat and drought-tolerant plants reach 2 tall and bloom prolifically. Snow Nymph' is white and grows 24 inches tall with contrasting dark green leaves. The large, lime green, heart-shaped leaves smell like tropical fruit punch. This plant rarely blooms in South Carolina, since it is a winter bloomer and not hardy, but it is worth growing for the beauty and scent of the leaves. Full sun or light shade.
Pineapple sage is hardy in the lower part of the state but is usually grown as an annual.
It has bright red flowers in late summer that are edible. The leaves, when rubbed, have a pineapple fragrance. Bushy plants grow about 4 feet tall 'Frieda Dixon' is a cultivar with pink flowers. Small violet blue or white flowers in 10 inch long spikes top 2 to 3 foot tall plants. Mealy-cup sage is hardy through most of the state but is more attractive when grown as an annual.