Salvia azurea
(Blue Sage)
Salvia azurea, Wildseed Farm, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 9338
Salvia azurea, Wildseed Farm, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 9342
Salvia azurea, Wildseed Farm, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 9344
| Scientific Name | Salvia azurea | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SAAZ |
| Common Name | Blue Sage, Pitcher Sage | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32699 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky soils in prairies, flats, and in open areas in oak or cedar hillsides and woodlands. Plant: Upright to sprawling, leafy perennial with single or branched, somewhat hairy stems; up to 5 feet tall. Leaves: Opposite stem leaves; lower lanceoleate or oblong, up to 4 inches ling and 1-5/8 inches wide, blunt tip and tapering to a petiole, margins denticulate or serrate; upper leaves smaller, linear and entire. Inflorescence: Many small clusters of flowers in a long, slender terminal spike; blossoms arranged in whorls, each 1/2 to 1 inch long; dark to pale blue corolla with white throat, two-lipped with small upper lip and broad lower lip that is barely noticeable as being three-lobed. Bloom Period: May to November. Reference: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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