Description
Homegrown and cared for by our TCMGA Demonstration Garden Greenhouse Master Gardener volunteers.
Picture and description may vary from plants purchased. Some plants donated from Master Gardeners may have unknown variety and/or color of plant.
Common Name: Blue Spike Sage, Bog Sage, Sky-Blue Sage
Type: Perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Zone: 6 to 9
Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet
Spread: 4.00 to 6.00 feet
Bloom Time: Late Spring to mid Summer
Bloom Description: Long blooming, lipped, tubular flowers with compact spikes of rich clear sky-blue flowers, produced on the upright spikes. The flowers open in the morning and fall by late afternoon in hot weather but are replaced by newly opening flowers the next morning.
Sun: Full sun, part shade
Water: Moderate with well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Willowy stems bearing small clusters of deep sky-blue flowers adorned with white throats
Leaf: Slightly sticky, lance-shaped ,yellow-green leaves
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Tolerate: Heat, Drought
