General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 2 - 3 feet
Plant Spread: 4 - 6 feet
Leaves: Other: In part shade, light green leaves age to grey-green. In sun, leaves age to light yellow.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Whorled spikes of bright blue flowers
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Parentage: Salvia dorii x Salvia leucophylla

Common names
  • Sage
  • Salvia

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