Notes On Sage from Mary Ann Perry Hummingbirds Love Sage In my Southern California garden I grow sages because the hummers insist. As winter inserted its hoary touches last year I was cutting back my Mexican Sage (Salvia mexicana) and Pineapple Sage (S. elegans); the hummingbirds ganged up on me, buzzing me like 'dive bombers'. When four of them showed up in this manner, I realized their anger; I was taking away their last nectar and they would have to move on. Ah, but summer is on the way, and I've provided well for them. I think they may have forgiven me.