Salvia azurea (Blue Sage)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Sandy or shallow-rocky soil. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Intolerant of wet soil and overfertilization.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-4 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, tubular blue. August-October.
WILDLIFE: Flowers are a source of nectar for many pollinators including butterflies, bees, wasps and beetles. Seeds are eaten by songbirds and small mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Sage Sphinx
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: South and Central United States
This hardy, native sage boast tall spikes of cerulean blue, two-lipped flowers that attract a host of pollinator species.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Sandy or shallow-rocky soil. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Intolerant of wet soil and overfertilization.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-4 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, tubular blue. August-October.
WILDLIFE: Flowers are a source of nectar for many pollinators including butterflies, bees, wasps and beetles. Seeds are eaten by songbirds and small mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Sage Sphinx
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: South and Central United States
This hardy, native sage boast tall spikes of cerulean blue, two-lipped flowers that attract a host of pollinator species.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Sandy or shallow-rocky soil. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Intolerant of wet soil and overfertilization.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 2-4 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, tubular blue. August-October.
WILDLIFE: Flowers are a source of nectar for many pollinators including butterflies, bees, wasps and beetles. Seeds are eaten by songbirds and small mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Sage Sphinx
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION: South and Central United States
This hardy, native sage boast tall spikes of cerulean blue, two-lipped flowers that attract a host of pollinator species.