African Sky Salvia (Salvia chamelaeagnea x S. scabra ‘African Sky’) is an elegant, free-flowering perennial salvia producing a continuous succession of graceful pale sky-blue flower spikes with a distinctive darker blue hood above a mound of aromatic, finely textured grey-green foliagea soft, luminous color combination that evokes the serene clarity of a clear African sky and brings a refined, airy quality to mixed perennial borders, cottage gardens, and Mediterranean-style organic landscapes. This outstanding hybrid combines the prolific blooming habit of Salvia scabra with the refined foliage and cold hardiness of Salvia chamelaeagnea, delivering a remarkably long and generous bloom season with excellent heat and drought tolerance once established.
Grown from certified organic heritage stock, each plant arrives with a Professional Grade root systemdense, fibrous, and fully established for vigorous first-season performance. African Sky thrives in full sun with excellent drainage and is highly drought tolerant once established, excelling in water-wise, Mediterranean-style, fire-resistant, and low-maintenance organic landscape applications. Its soft sky-blue flower spikes, aromatic foliage, and long, generous bloom season make it an outstanding choice for mixed perennial borders, pollinator gardens, native-style plantings, and mixed container arrangements where refined, cool-blue flower color and reliable, low-maintenance performance are equally valued throughout the growing season.
Soft Luminous Sky-Blue Flower SpikesDelicate pale sky-blue flowers with a distinctive darker blue hood create a soft, airy, luminous color display that brings refined, cool-blue elegance to mixed perennial borders, cottage gardens, and Mediterranean-style landscape plantings.
Exceptionally Long Bloom SeasonProduces a continuous succession of graceful sky-blue flower spikes over one of the longest bloom seasons of any perennial salvia, flowering generously from late spring through fall with minimal deadheading required.
Drought Tolerant & Water-WiseHighly drought resistant once established, thriving with minimal supplemental irrigation in water-wise, xeriscape, fire-resistant, and California-friendly low-water organic landscape and garden applications.
Premier Bee & Pollinator SalviaSky-blue flower spikes are exceptional attractors for honeybees, bumblebees, native bees, hummingbirds, and beneficial insects throughout the remarkably long bloom season from late spring through fall.
Heat Tolerant Reliable PerennialHybrid genetics combining S. chamelaeagnea and S. scabra deliver exceptional heat tolerance and reliable perennial performance across a wide range of warm-climate garden and landscape conditions throughout the season.
These 4″ healthy live plants thrive in full sun (68 hours daily) with excellent drainageplant in well-drained soil and water moderately until established, after which minimal supplemental irrigation is needed. Hardy in USDA zones 811, growing 2436″ tall with a spread of 2436″. Pale sky-blue flower spikes with darker blue hoods bloom late spring through fall (MayNovember); trim lightly after each bloom flush to encourage vigorous reblooming and maintain a tidy, attractive form throughout the extended season.
