Northwest Blooms · Perennials
Salvia moorcroftiana x indica
Shangri-la Sage
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Height
- 24 to 36 in
- Width
- 24 to 36 in
- Flower color
- Lavender-blue to pale purple blooms, occasionally with paler lower lips and subtle spotting
- Foliage color
- Gray-blue to blue-green broad leaves forming a sturdy basal mound
- Bloom time
- Spring through summer
- Light
- Full sun to part sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent flower stems to encourage additional flowering
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 5 to 9
- Wildlife
- Bees and butterflies
About this plant
Salvia moorcroftiana x indica produces upright stems topped with lavender flowers marked with fine purple spotting that adds subtle detail to each bloom. The blossoms rise above aromatic, gray-green foliage that forms an open, softly textured framework. In mild climates, the plant maintains its leafy structure year-round, providing continuity between flowering cycles.
In garden settings, this salvia fits well in borders, mixed perennial plantings, and large containers where extended flowering supports warm-season displays. It blends easily with ornamental grasses and sun-loving companions, offering steady color and structure across a wide range of planting styles through summer and early autumn.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Pollinator Gardens · Cut Flower Gardens
Companion plants
Columbines · Lungworts · Daylilies · Japanese anemones · Bleeding hearts · Catmint
Design tip
Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at Windcliff Garden.
