9 Pitcher sage

SALVIA AZUREA VAR. GRANDIFLORA, ZONES 5 TO 9 This perennial is cold hardy up to Zone 5 and comes in a range of blue hues as well as white. It looks great planted by tall grasses in a meadow or as a shrubby border. Cut back the plant’s fragrant stems in late spring to keep it more compact and to promote new blooms.

Why we love it:

A giant in the salvia world, it can reach 3 to 5 feet in height and grows nearly as wide.

Bees, such as this bumblebee at a pitcher sage, love salvias just as much as hummingbirds do. 9