Blue Meadow Sage is a sturdy upright clumping herbaceous perennial with dark green foliage. Tall spikes with burgundy buds open to tiny two-lipped indigo blue flowers that bloom through summer attracting hummingbirds. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils.
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 Origins:  | 
 Europe and west-central Asia  | 
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 Height:  | 
 1' - 2'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 1’ - 2'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 2'  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 4 - 9  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 Blue  | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for scale and whitefly.  Some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and rust.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens,  and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Aster
IMAGE: Jerzy Opioła, Salvia nemorosa OB10, CC BY-SA 4.0
 No machine-readable author provided. Denis Barthel assumed (based on copyright claims)., Salvia nemorosa flora, CC BY-SA 3.0