A wild salvia drought tolerant sage with pale blue/purple flowers and a long bloom time! Prefers dry, well drained soil. Plants grown in rich soil tend to get leggy and flop over. Plants can be cut back up to half of their height in late spring to reduce their overall height and encourage dense foliage.

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry

Soil Type: Loam, Clay, Gravel

Height: 2.5’-5’

Bloom Color: Blue

Bloom Time: Jul-Oct

Root Type: Taproot

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees, and occasionally butterflies and skippers. Hosts the hermit sphinx moth. Rarely browsed by mammals.