Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Salvia sinaloensis
Common Name: Sinaloa Blue Sage
Description | A native Mexican Salvia with true blue flowers. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (7)8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | prefers well drained soil |
Temperature | hardy to 20 degrees F |
Flowers | deep blue whorls of sable blue calyxes on upright airy spikes, subtle white lines on the lower lip |
Leaves | dark green, narrow, has texture and purple hues |
Stems | underground rhizomes |
Dimensions | 6-12" tall by a spread of 15-18", spreading by runners |
Native Site | Native to the Mexican Province of Sinaloa. |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in the 1980's. |
Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch),
Digging Dog Nursery web site |
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