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Salvia chamaedryoides

Description: Mexican blue sage is a low mounding perennial that spreads by underground runners.

Botanical Name Salvia chamaedryoides

Common Name: Germander sage, Mexican blue sage

Family: Lamiaceae

Height: Perennial up to 18 inches tall (45 cm), 18 inch spread (45 cm)

Foliage & Flower: This choice species boasts narrow, downy sage-green leaves and true sky-blue blossoms from summer to fall. It has woody stems and forms a beautiful specimen 12 inches tall by 18 inches wide.

Position: Provide moist but well-drained soil in full sun; these plants are drought resistant.

Prune: Prune in early spring Watering Needs: Moderate water, needs good drainage

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