Many years ago, I visited a botanical garden in San Antonio with my daughter. I came across an old plant that I think was a native plant. It was called Mealy Blue Sage. Many of the pioneers traveled across out country taking the seeds from this plant to put in their new homes. I fell in love with both the color and the name. After awhile I could no longer find the plant, but I could find newer hybrids or "improvements" on the plant. I would plant them and I loved the colors, but knowing they had names like Salvia Victoria, I just never bonded to them. When I recently found it again in a nursery, actually labeled Mealy Blue Sage, I just had to have it again. I like my plants to be historical and have long roots in the past. Just like me.