Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland
Coastal Sand Plain, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Shrub
Height
3
to
5
ft.
Spread
3
to
5
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Grassland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Blue, Purple
Bloom Season
Summer
Seasonal Interest
Nectar, Flowers
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Maintenance
Cut it back in late winter to produce bushy plants in the spring. Propagation: Seeds.
Comments
Blooms April-July. Blue shrub sage is a semi-woody plant. Flowers bluish-purple in elongated clusters. Leaves are aromatic. Pollination: Butterflies, hummingbirds.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. Miller, 2) George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SABA5. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=13689&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32700#null