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Salvia, Arizona Blue Sage, Desert Indigo Sage 'Deep Blue'

Salviaarizonica

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Family

Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)

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Species

arizonica (air-ih-ZAWN-ih-kuh)

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Height

Unknown - Tell us

Spacing

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Hardiness

12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Sun Exposure

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Partial to Full Shade

Bloom Color

N/A

Bloom Time

Blue-Violet

Foliage

Late Spring/Early Summer

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

Mid Fall

Blooms repeatedly

Other Details

Other details

Herbaceous

Propagation Methods

May be a noxious weed or invasive

Seed Collecting

From herbaceous stem cuttings

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dduff

Boulder, CO (Zone 5b) | 2 weeks ago | neutral

I've planted this several times in the shade. It's advertised as a shade tolerant plant but it's been incredibly temperame...Read More

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Salvia, Arizona Blue Sage, Desert Indigo Sage 'Deep Blue'

Salviaarizonica

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