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Salvia sinaloensis: Sinaloan Blue Sage with True Blue Flowers

Salvia sinaloensis, known as Sinaloan Blue Sage or Sapphire Salvia, is a low, spreading perennial native to Sinaloa, Mexico. It produces stunning, true blue flowers on short spikes above small, glossy green leaves. It forms a dense groundcover.

Plant Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: sinaloensis

Grow in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. 'Sinaloan Blue Sage' is excellent for rock gardens, borders, and containers. It attracts bees and butterflies.

Salvias: Salvia guaranitica: Anise-Scented Sage with Blue Flowers; Salvia madrensis: Forsythia Sage with Yellow Flowers; Salvia uliginosa: Bog Sage with Sky-Blue Flowers; Blue Anise Sage 'Sapphire Blue' (Salvia guaranitica 'Sapphire Blue'); Eyelash-Leaved Sage (Salvia blepharophylla); Snowflake Sage (Salvia chionophylla); Blue Turkish Sage (Salvia cyanescens); Engelmann's Sage (Salvia engelmannii); California Sage (Salvia californica); Salvia napifolia (Turkish Sage)

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