General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18 - 42 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Violet-blue
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Iranian Oil Sage
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia atropatana
  • Synonym: Salvia kopetdaghensis

Iranian Oil Sage (Salvia atropatana) was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 7, 2016.
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Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 06.28.22
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 05.24.22
Bud
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2022-04-29
Leaf texture
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 08.17.22
Bees love this plant
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 06.28.22
This has bloomed all summer and into fall
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-04-30
Overwintered in pot with no dieback. Some leaves with purple free
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-04-30
Red veins

photo credit: Kurt Stüber
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-04-30
Underside of leaf— I didn't notice this detail in its first yea
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2023-04-30
Self-seeded volunteers

photo credit: Kurt Stüber

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