blue sage plant
Looking to add a splash of soothing blue to your garden? The blue sage plant is a favourite among New Zealand gardeners for its captivating colour, aromatic foliage, and pollinator-friendly blooms. Whether you’re seeking a drought-tolerant perennial for a sunny border or a fragrant addition to your cottage garden, blue sage plants are a versatile and rewarding choice. In this guide, we’ll explore the blue sage plant’s characteristics, growing tips, and how it fits alongside other blue-toned favourites.
Phlebodium aureum Blue Star (Blue Star Fern)
The Blue Star Fern features wavy leaves that are a blue-green colour. This popular indoor plant grows as a clump to about 30 cm tall and the same wide. It grows best when positioned in partial shade on a well-drained soil in a sheltered spot. It will not tolerate wet growing conditions or frost. This Fern makes for a fantastic potted plant but can also be grown outdoors in warmer climates. In such environments it is often planted around pool and other outdoor living areas. This is an easy plant to grow and very forgiving.
Salvia So Cool Violet
Salvia So Cool Violet is a variety of Sage grown for its rich display of flowers from summer through autumn. It produces long and slender, flower spikes that host masses of violet blue flowers. The flowers sit neatly above the mid-green foliage as it grows to 70 cm tall and 80 cm wide. Salvia So Cool Violet is ideal for herb gardens, mixed plantings, cottage gardens, borders, or container growing. A mass planting really suits this plant and gives a very rewarding display.
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![Stunning, dark blue flowers on Salvia 'Blue Angel].](/file/getimage/shop/jpg/sm/salvia-blue-angel.webp)
