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Blue Anise Sage 'Argentine Skies' (Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies')

Argentine Skies Sage
Argentine Skies flowers
Argentine Skies foliage
Argentine Skies habit

Overview

Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies' (also listed as 'Argentina Skies') is a lovely cultivar of Blue Anise Sage with clear, light sky-blue flowers and green calyces. It has a more open, airy habit than the species, with aromatic, mid-green leaves. Blooms from midsummer to frost.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: guaranitica
Cultivar: 'Argentine Skies' (syn. 'Argentina Skies')

Garden Use

Full sun to part shade, moist, rich soil. Grows 3–4 feet tall. Tender perennial (zones 8–10); often grown as annual or overwintered. Excellent for mixed borders, cottage gardens, and hummingbird plantings. Combines well with yellow and orange flowers.

Salvias: Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue': Striking Blue Flowers with Black Calyces; Salvia guaranitica: Anise-Scented Sage with Blue Flowers; Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue': Compact Hybrid Sage with Blue Spikes; Salvia chamaedryoides: Germander Sage with True Blue Flowers; Salvia guaranitica 'Costa Rica Blue': Anise Sage with Large Blue Flowers; Salvia ballotiflora: Shrubby Blue Sage for Dry Gardens; Blue Anise Sage 'Sapphire Blue' (Salvia guaranitica 'Sapphire Blue'); Blue Anise Sage 'Blue Enigma' (Salvia guaranitica 'Blue Enigma'); Friendship Sage 'Amistad' (Salvia 'Amistad'); Blue Anise Sage 'Van Remsen' (Salvia guaranitica 'Van Remsen')

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