Salvia azurea
Blue Sage This is a nice wild sage
to grow instead of garden sage
for magical purposes--purification, protection, and divination. The
flower essence has been used for grounding. The herb is good for
stress, anxiety, and letting go of the past. This North American native
has been grown in the UK since 1806, where they grew it to enormous
heights in greenhouses. It is not as strong smelling a sage as others,
but the scent still keeps deer from eating it. The flowers are sky
blue,fairly unusual for a flower, and really perk up a garden. It would
fit well in a garden that is not so domesticated looking or in at the
back of a cottage garden. Good color combo with pale
purple coneflower. Bumblebees and migrating monarch butterflies
enjoy the flowers, which are available late in the year, when other
nectar sources are not common. Also known as pitcher sage and azure
sage. How to grow blue
sage: Barely cover seeds to germinate
in about a week at room temperature. Transplant to full sun. Can
grow in sandy or gravelly soil, but needs moisture then. Gets 3-4ft/90-120cm
tall Space about 1ft/30cm apart. You can cut back the stalks
halfway in late spring to have a more compact plant with branches
that produce more flowers. Otherwise, it tends to produce one tall
stalk with flowers and so is good to grow in groups. Too much fertilizer
or water
makes for a floppy plant. Can root from cuttings in spring. Sky-blue
and sometimes white flowers appear in August and September; deadhead
to promote more flowers. Cut back after flowering or harvest during bloom
and dry. Perennial down to -20F/-29C (zones 5-9). General
growing info. Top
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Salvia azurea Blue Sage 50 seeds $3.75
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sage herb
Uses in
Witchcraft & Magic:
Purification Protection Divination Jupiter
Herb
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