Botanical Name: Salvia 'Indigo Spires'

Common Name: Indigo Spires Sage or Salvia

Zone: 7 - 11

Light: Sun to light shade

Size: Up to 4'

Water: Average

Soil: Average

Bloom Color: Purple

Propagation: Cuttings

Butterfly Attractant: 4 (Rated 6 for smaller butterflies such as skippers)




Butterfly Attractant Scale: 0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.