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Azure Blue Sage

Salvia azurea

Tall, wand-like stems tip out in fall with the purest sky-blue flowers of any native sage. Loves heat and lean, dry soil, though it flops unless pinched.

Family

Lamiaceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

3–5 ft

Spacing

2–4 ft apart

Light

part shade

Soil moisture

dry

Soil pH

neutral, alkaline

Bloom

September, October, November

Bloom colors

white, blue

Wildlife value

pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies

Landscape uses

border

Native states

AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX