Salvia azurea: Country Or Region Of Origin
South and Central U.S.A.
Plant Profile: Salvia azurea
Taxonomy: Salvia azureaNames
Blue Sage, Pitcher Sage
Phonetic Spelling:SAL-vee-uh a-ZOOR-ee-uh
Genus:Salvia
Species:azurea
Family:Lamiaceae
Blue sage is a perennial herb belonging to the mint family, found naturally in the prairies, pastures, and along roadsides of central and eastern North America.
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Tags
#showy flowers
#full sun tolerant
#blue
#drought tolerant
#blue flowers
#low maintenance
#cottage garden
#deer resistant
#herbaceous perennial
#borders
#prairies
#rocky soils tolerant
#dry soils tolerant
#butterfly friendly
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Salvia azurea Feature Summary
Attributes
South and Central U.S.A.
North Carolina south to Florida; west to Texas; north to Nebraska and Minnesota.
Attracts butterflies
drought, shallow rocky soil, deer, dry soil
Perennial
Seed
Division
Attracts Pollinators
Fruit
granular and mottled, 2-3mm ovoid nutlet containing 1 seed
Brown/Copper
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Flowers
Blue
Summer
Fall
Lipped
< 1 inch
Leaves
Green
Gray/Silver
Linear
Lanceolate
Obovate
1-3 inches
1-3 inches
Stem
Gray/Silver
Landscape
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Drought
Deer
Insect Pests
Dry Soil
Diseases
Butterflies
Pollinators
Salvia azurea Image Gallery
Salvia azurea Attributes
Salvia azurea: Distribution
North Carolina south to Florida; west to Texas; north to Nebraska and Minnesota.
Salvia azurea: Wildlife Value
Attracts butterflies
Salvia azurea: Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)
drought, shallow rocky soil, deer, dry soil
Salvia azurea: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Salvia azurea: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Salvia azurea: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Salvia azurea Fruit
Salvia azurea: Fruit Description
granular and mottled, 2-3mm ovoid nutlet containing 1 seed
Salvia azurea: Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Salvia azurea: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Salvia azurea: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Salvia azurea Whole Plant Traits
Salvia azurea: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Salvia azurea: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Salvia azurea: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Salvia azurea Cultural Conditions
Salvia azurea: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Salvia azurea: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Salvia azurea: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Salvia azurea: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Salvia azurea: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Salvia azurea Flowers
Salvia azurea: Flower Color
Blue
Salvia azurea: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Salvia azurea: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Salvia azurea: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Salvia azurea: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Salvia azurea: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Salvia azurea Leaves
Salvia azurea: Leaf Color
Gray/Silver
Green
Salvia azurea: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Salvia azurea: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Salvia azurea: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Salvia azurea: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Salvia azurea Stem
Salvia azurea: Stem Color
Gray/Silver
Salvia azurea: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Salvia azurea Landscape
Salvia azurea: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Salvia azurea: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Salvia azurea: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Salvia azurea: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
