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Pitcher Sage 'Nekan' (Salvia azurea 'Nekan')

Nekan Sage
Nekan flowers
Nekan foliage
Nekan habit

Overview

Salvia azurea 'Nekan' is a cultivar of Pitcher Sage (Wild Blue Sage) selected for its particularly vivid, deep blue flowers and strong, upright stems. Native to the central US prairies, it blooms in late summer to fall, providing a vertical accent and late-season nectar for pollinators.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: azurea
Cultivar: 'Nekan'

Garden Performance

Full sun, well-drained soil, drought tolerant. Grows 3–5 feet tall. Hardy perennial (zones 5–9). Excellent for prairie gardens, meadow plantings, and back of border. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Cut back in late winter.

Salvias: Pitcher Sage 'Grandiflora' (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora); Blue Anise Sage 'Blue Enigma' (Salvia guaranitica 'Blue Enigma'); Blue Turkish Sage (Salvia cyanescens); Wild Sage (Salvia muirii); Sage 'Blue Chiquita' (Salvia 'Blue Chiquita'); Salvia spathacea 'Topanga' – Hummingbird Sage from California; Salvia transylvanica 'Blue Spires' (Transylvanian Sage); Salvia scordifolia (Scordy Sage / Wild Sage); Blue Wild Rye (Elymus glaucus): A Native Western Grass with Blue-Green Foliage; Russian Sage 'Blue Spire' (Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'): Airy Lavender-Blue Perennial

Garden Articles

Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue': Mealy Cup Sage with Deep Blue Spikes

Salvia guaranitica: Anise-Scented Sage with Blue Flowers

Salvia farinacea 'Blue Bedder': Compact Mealy Cup Sage for Bedding

Blue Anise Sage 'Sapphire Blue' (Salvia guaranitica 'Sapphire Blue')

Scarlet Sage 'Blue Ribbons' (Salvia splendens 'Blue Ribbons')

Salvia farinacea 'Blue Frost' (Mealy Cup Sage)

Salvia splendens 'Hotline Blue' (Scarlet Sage)

Plants

Salvia 'Indigo Spires': Hybrid Sage with Long Indigo-Blue Spikes

Salvia sinaloensis: Sinaloan Blue Sage with True Blue Flowers

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg': Mealy Cup Sage with Blue Flowers

Salvia patens 'Blue Angel': Gentian Sage with Large True Blue Flowers

Salvia guaranitica 'Costa Rica Blue': Anise Sage with Large Blue Flowers

Wild Sage (Salvia hians)

Hybrid Sage 'Pozo Blue' (Salvia 'Pozo Blue')