Pitcher Sage

Location: Rain Garden

Names:

  • Common Name: Pitcher Sage
  • Botanical Name: Salvia azurea
  • AKA: Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage

Description: A tall, delicate plant with large, 2-lipped, blue flowers, whorled around the square stem and forming a terminal spike-like cluster.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Shade; Low to Medium Water Demand; Dry Soil; Loam or Clay

Landscape Use: Deer Resistant

Wildlife Value: Butterflies, Hummingbirds