Ten Salvia species compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs of flower spikes and foliage. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Photograph credits: 1. File:Salvia officinalis0.jpg; Kurt Stüber; Required credit: Kurt Stüber; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_officinalis0.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 2. File:Mudas de alegrias-de-jardim, ou sálvia 01.jpg; Gabriel Collares; Required credit: Gabriel Collares; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mudas_de_alegrias-de-jardim,_ou_s%C3%A1lvia_01.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 3. File:Salvia farinacea kz01.jpg; Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz; Required credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_farinacea_kz01.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 4. File:Salvia patens Mexico.JPG; T.Voekler; Required credit: T.Voekler; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_patens_Mexico.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 5. File:Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage).jpg; Netherzone; Required credit: Netherzone; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_leucantha_(Mexican_Bush_Sage).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 6. File:Salvia coccinea 259451924.jpg; Alex Abair; Required credit: Alex Abair; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_coccinea_259451924.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 7. File:(MHNT) Salvia guaranitica purple bloom - Les Martels, Giroussens Tarn.jpg; Didier Descouens; Required credit: Didier Descouens; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(MHNT)_Salvia_guaranitica_purple_bloom_-_Les_Martels,_Giroussens_Tarn.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 8. File:Salvia sclarea 001.JPG; H. Zell; Required credit: H. Zell; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_sclarea_001.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 9. File:Salvia pratensis LC0340.jpg; Jörg Hempel; Required credit: Jörg Hempel; CC BY-SA 3.0 de; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_pratensis_LC0340.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 10. File:Salvia microphylla1.jpg; KENPEI; Required credit: KENPEI; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvia_microphylla1.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. Video adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . Original photographs retain their licenses; no author endorsement implied.