Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
Tall stems topped with clusters of tiny flowers make the Blue Hill Wood Sage a lovely perennial for a landscape. Densely spaced blue flowers provide dependable color and stand out against the narrow, deep green leaves. Also known as Salvia x sylvestris Blue Hill ('Blauhügel'), this plant blooms from spring through summer.
Blue Hill Wood Sage is a mounded plant with tall, branched stems. Feature in beds, borders, or mass plantings. The flowers stand about 2 feet tall, so plant this sage near the middle or back of a bed or plant along a fence or define a walkway. This sun-loving plant is popular with pollinators and grows as a perennial in USDA zones 4 through 8.
Blue Hill Wood Sage Care
Blue Hill Wood Sage needs full sun to partial shade. Plant in rich soil that promotes drainage. Water this perennial weekly or when several inches of soil dry out at the top. Feed this plant using a balanced fertilizer each spring.
Deadheading is unnecessary. This plant is a herbaceous perennial, and growth can be cut back in the fall or removed in the early spring.
Blue Hill Wood Sage Spacing
This is a mounded, upright plant with branched stems that will reach 18 to 24 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide. Plant Blue Hill Wood Sage 12 to 18 inches apart to create a full, flowering mass planting.
Blue Hill Wood Sage Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 1-2 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 1 Foot
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Growth Habit
- , Upright, Clumping
- Water Needs
- Dry
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Blue, Purple
- Flower Description
- True sky-blue
- Bloom Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Early Summer
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Gray-Green
- Foliage Type
- , Herbaceous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, 3 Season Interest, Fall Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Blue Hill Wood Sage
- Botanical Name
- SALVIA 'BLUE HILL'
- Plant Type
- Perennial
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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