Nemorosa is a Latin adjective deriving from nemus, meaning forest.. May Night is the cultivar name. Its common name is sometimes given as  meadow sage .. Plant Type: May Night salvia plants are herbaceous perennials. Characteristics of May Night Salvia: May Night salvia was the 1997 Perennial Plant of the Year.ay Night is the cultivar name. Its common name is sometimes given as  meadow sage .. Plant Type: May Night salvia plants are herbaceous perennials. Characteristics of May Night Salvia: May Night salvia was the 1997 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Sassafras is a sturdy tree found in the bayous of Louisiana. As the tree matures, sometimes reaching a height of 100 feet (30 meters) and a trunk diameter of up to 6 feet (200 cm), the leaves grow more rounded, free of indentation. Sassafras tea, made from the root bark or just the bark, has been drunk for over three centuries in the lower Mississippi valley. Sassafras bark oil is used to flavor medicines and candy and in some perfumes.
They actually help Sassafras grow when they eat leaves of other trees. This allows more sunlight to reach the shorter Sassafras. Sassafras is very common in Virginia, and it can be a shrub or a tree. As a tree, it can grow up to 60 feet.Sassafras has three differently shaped leaves: three-lobed (see above), mitten-shaped, and simple (no lobes). Leaves are three to five inches long. In Fall, they turn red, yellow and orange.s a tree, it can grow up to 60 feet. Sassafras has three differently shaped leaves: three-lobed (see above), mitten-shaped, and simple (no lobes). Leaves are three to five inches long.