shrubby blue sage

 

woody hill country shrub with fragrant + wrinkled leaves, displaying whorls of small, fuzzy, violet-blue flowers from spring to frost

 

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\\ shrubby blue sage (SABA5)

\\ shrubby blue sage (SABA5)

\\ shrubby blue sage (SABA5)

plant details

shrubby blue sage

identification

latin name: Salvia ballotiflora

usda code: SABA5

alternative name(s): Blue Shrub Sage, Mejorana

classification

ecotopes class: sunny perennials + shrubs

ecological condition(s): sunny edge

size range: medium – 3-8 ft

habit: shrub

leaf retention: deciduous

light requirement: full sun – part-sun

color signature: purplish blue clusters

native range