Salvia chamaedryoides

  • Salvia chamaedryoides  gentian sage
  • Salvia chamaedryoides  gentian sage
gentian sage

This low mounding shrubby perennial from Mexico grows 1 to 1 1/2 feet tall, 2 foot spread. Silver gray foliage contrasts nicely with vivid true blue flowers in summer. Grow in full sun, deer and drought resistant. More cold hardy than most perennial sages. Sometimes spreads by running rootstock.