Salvia azurea ‘Grandiflora’ at Digging Dog Nursery

Prairie Sage

Salvia

Sage

Thought in ancient times to perpetuate good health, an Arab proverb asks, “How shall a man die with sage in his garden?” Our Salvias are diverse perennials, shrubs or subshrubs, many hailing from the Mediterranean, Mexico, South America and some of our western states. Reliable once established, and generally undaunted by pests, disease and drought, they combine an array of flowers and often aromatic foliage in many different sizes, shapes and hues.

Salvia azurea ‘Grandiflora’

Prairie Sage

Salvia azurea ‘Grandiflora’ (P-2325)

Each 10.75

PREORDER FOR SPRING 2025

One of famed designer Piet Oudolf’s Top 100 ‘Must Have’ plants, this stalwart U.S. denizen is prized for its enchanting, late season sky blue racemes. The vibrant two-lipped cerulean blooms populate 12 in. long terminal wands from mid-summer ’til frost, lolling upon slender upright stems clad with slim, fuzzy, linear green leaves. Cherished by butterflies and hummingbirds, Salvia azurea grandiflora lends elegant easy-care accents to sunny well-drained borders, rock gardens, water-wise plantings and prairie-style venues. Though it roams wild in the southeastern states, as well as Texas, New Mexico and north to Nebraska and Minnesota, Azure Sage will heroically tackle deer, drought, lean rocky soil and humidity in your back yard plus look bushier when given a late spring cut back.

Blooms August–October

Size: 4' 0" – 5' 0" high x 2' 0" – 3' 0" wide.

Hardy to zone 4.

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