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Lamiaceae
Azure blue sage
Salvia azurea
Also known as Salvia azurea f. albiflora, Salvia azurea subsp. pitcheri, Salvia azurea var. grandiflora, Salvia azurea devilleana
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Blue Flowers · Native Sage · Pollinator Plant · Drought Tolerant · Prairie · Fall Blooming · Hummingbird Plant · Salvia · Perennial · Wildlife Garden
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 21 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Azure blue sage is a tough, low-maintenance native perennial that produces stunning sky-blue flower spikes from late summer into fall. Plant in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil, and water deeply but infrequently once established. It is highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, making it a superb choice for pollinator gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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