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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Other: Semi-deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Light blue, Lavender-blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • North African Sage
  • Barrelier Salvia
  • Barrelier's Sage
  • Salvia

North African Sage (Salvia barrelieri) was a featured
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 25, 2013 10:39 PM concerning plant:
    "Salvia barrelieri is a perennial found in northern Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and southwestern Spain, usually between the elevations of 500-1200 meters. It grows 1-2 meters tall, with large, wavy, gray-green leaves. The inflorescence is nearly one meter tall, with flowers of light lavender or sky blue blooming all at the same time."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
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