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PITCHER SAGE

Salvia azurea

Summary

Pitcher Sage, Salvia azurea, is recognized by its tall, generally unbranched, gray-green stems with two lipped blue flowers. Blue sage can be found in the West Rocky Mountains to Northern Mexico. In Oklahoma, populations are encountered primarily across the body of the state in adapted clay, loamy and sandy soils as scattered plants in tall grass and mixed grass prairies. Scaled quail and a few songbirds eat the nutlets. Hummingbirds visit the flower for nectar and is an amazing plant for pollinators. It’s a moderate to high preference forage for white tail deer.

Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy

Zone

Regional Growing Zone
3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Temperature Zone
Warm, Cool, Transitional

Plant Characteristics

Height
12" - 59"
Bloom Period
Mid-Summer - Early-Fall
Bloom Color
Blue
Bloom Description

two-lipped blue flowers

Leaf Color
Green-gray
Growing Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
Full Sun

Plant Information

Planting Season
Fall - Spring
Plant Depth
0.25" - 0.75"
Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
55° F
Establishment
Easy

Seed Information

Seeds Per Pound
112,000
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super Division
Spermatophyta
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Subclass
Asteridae
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Species
Salvia azurea

Coverage Area & Available Sizes

COVERAGE: 10-13 lbs/acre

AVAILABLE SIZES:

Applications

Landscaping

Conservation, Reclamation & Restoration

Pollinator Beneficial Plants

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