Mexicana flowering season is short in both forms. Leaves are large, thick in texture, with a greyish velvety sheen. A really large plant reaching 1,70 m.
Guaranitica ranges from 40 cm. to 1,50 m forms in different shades of blue, indigo, violet, etc. This species has fleshy roots much like those of dahlias, this is very distinctive. Only Salvia patens has fat swollen roots like this but they are impossible to be taken for each other. Leaves of guaranitica are dark green, shining and fine, not thick. Flowering in guaranitica can easily last for six months with good watering.