Black and Blue Anise-scented Sage is a tender upright clumping herbaceous perennial with an open habit of wrinkled dark green foliage that is lightly fragrant when bruised. Tall spikes of tiny two-lipped dark cobalt flowers with black calyces bloom from summer until frost, attracting hummingbirds. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils.
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Type:
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Perennial, Annual
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Origins:
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South America
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Height:
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2' - 5'
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Spread:
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2’ - 5'
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Spacing:
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3'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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8 - 10
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Blue
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for scale and whitefly. Some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and rust.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Aster
IMAGES: Photos by Proven Winners, Salvia guaranitica 'Black & Blue', (2) peganum from Small Dole, England, Salvia guaranitica Black ^ Blue - Flickr - peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
