Common Name:
Pitcher sage
Plant Type:
Deciduous perennial
Family:
Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Geographic Origin:
Central United States
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
3-5 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer and fall

Flower Color:
Bright blue
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

This erect, slender stemmed perennial stands up to 5 feet tall, with narrow, grey-hairy leaves. It blooms mostly in late summer, carrying dozens of half inch blossoms in a narrow spike at each shoot tip. The flowers in this particularly floriferous selection are colored rather dark, true blue.