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Lamiaceae
Gentian Sage
Salvia patens
True blue devotion.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Native to
- Central Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1.5-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Gentian sage produces one of the purest, most intense true blue colors found in any flower, rivaling the blue of gentians.
- The flowers have a unique hinged mechanism: when a bee enters, the stamens swing down to deposit pollen on the bee's back.
- It was introduced to British gardens in the 1830s and immediately became prized for its extraordinary blue color.
- The tuberous roots can be lifted and stored over winter in cold climates, similar to dahlias.
- In its native Mexican highlands, gentian sage grows at elevations of 7,000 to 9,000 feet in oak and pine forests.
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