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Key characteristics

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

Perennials

Salvia moorcroftiana x indica

Shangri-la Sage

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.

Light

Full sun to part sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Spring through summer

Find this plant

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.