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Sage 'Mexican Blue': Sky-Blue Blooms on Silvery Foliage

Sage 'Mexican Blue'

This small, drought-tolerant sage features silvery-gray leaves and true sky-blue flowers. Best planted in perennial gardens near living spaces. Tuck into dry borders or rock gardens. Evergreen. Photo credit: Richard Shiell

Full Sun
Low
Height
2 feet or less
Spread
1—2 feet

About Garden: Designing a Small Mexican-Theme Garden in Houston; How to Plant Mexican Sage for Pollinators and Beauty; Mexican Sage (Salvia leucantha): Growing Velvet Sage for Late-Season Color; Blue Garden Design: Cool Mystery & Spatial Illusion; Salvia mexicana: Mexican Sage with Blue Flowers and Green Calyces; Sage 'Blue Chiquita' (Salvia 'Blue Chiquita'); Salvia mexicana 'Snowflake' (Mexican Sage); Salvia mexicana 'Tula' (Mexican Sage); Salvia mexicana: The Towering Mexican Sage; Great Design Plant: Blue Sage for Fall Pollinators and Aromatic Foliage

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