Salvia azurea

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Blue Sage, Azure Blue Sage

Form:	Flower
Size:	3-5 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide
Life Span:	Short-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Blue, white
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	In north Florida, winter dormant and blooms July-October. In south Florida, may grow and bloom into winter.
Noted for:	Showy flowers

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden, suitable for naturalizing.

Propagation:

Seed, cuttings.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:

Insects:

Nectar source for native bees, including bumblebees, and other pollinators (Xerces Society)..

Attracts butterflies

Native Habitats:

Flatwoods, sandhills, pine-oak-hickory woods, secondary woods.

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures