bog sage
Salvia uliginosa
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bog sage (Salvia uliginosa) is an annual for borders, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, and cottage gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. It grows fast into an arching plant that reaches 47 to 71 inches tall. Blue flowers draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Magnus coneflower, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Black-eyed Susan.
Native range
Africa.