Azure Blue Sage

Salvia azurea Michx. ex Lam.

Mint family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Blue

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Sphinx eremitoides, Sphinx eremitus

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.