Plant Type

Perennial, Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Grey

 

Bark Color

Red

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Patio, Raised Planter, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Container, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Hummingbirds

Germander sage is a mounding perennial native to the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains of Mexico, and growing about 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. It has heavily textured grey green foliage and truly blue flowers that rise on spires in early summer and again, to a lesser extent, in the fall.

Grow in well drained, loamy soils in full sun. It is listed as being hardy to USDA Zone 7, so plant it where it will benefit from reflective heat in the winter. Though it may not be suited to the bench areas, it would be worth the gamble in a sunny valley garden. Shear in late winter to early spring. Drought tolerant once established.