substitute for salvia darcyi?

Hi all,

    I was hoping that some of you on this list
    might be able to offer some suggestions for
    plants that are similar in appearance and
    habit to salvia darcyi?

    I love its generous bloom, loose form, and
    the combination of light apple-green foliage
    with the exuberant red flowers, but the smell
    is just so offensive (especially given how
    much time I spend deadheading it) that I'm
    ready to yank it, which will leave a big 
    hole that needs to be filled. Anyone have
    any favourite red-flowered salvias of similar
    form? Where I garden, it regularly dips to
    the mid-20's (F) in winter, so the replacement
    has to be somewhat hardy (so s. confertifolia
    is out).

Thanks in advance,

-- Irene.

Irene Kuffel,
Napa Valley California.
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