Salvia uliginosa

This bee was incredibly Still while I got close enough for this macro shot. It may have actually passed right there. But if I were a bee, I’d wanna pass in a garden too. #bee #macro #bogsage #pollinator #circleoflife

@columbiariver I hope that’s the case! I did shake the plant stem and it didn’t move at all.

#trueblue

The bees love the bog sage. #bogsage #blue #bee

#trueblue #exoskeletal

The bees always love the bog sage. Snapped this this morning before a really big storm hot. #bee #flying #bogsage

Outstanding #exoskeletal action shot! #bestofjuly

@emch thank you Eileen!

Bee on my bog sage. #bee #bogsage #blue #trueblue #pollinator #pollinatorplant #insects

Awesome capture! #wildlifewednesday

This is a #frameworthy picture! #bestofjune

@treefrog44 @KariSamuel thank you friends!! ❤️

Bees and bog sage. #beebutt #bee #bees #pollinator #pollinatorplant #bogsage #blue #wildlifewednesday

#trueblue

Some lovely bees on my bog sage yesterday. #bees #bogsage #pollinators #pollinatorplant #wildlifewednesday #insects #blue

Brilliant capture! 🐝

@usgardentags thank you!! @columbiariver thank you!!

I just love my bog sage. A lovely pop of blue in the wind and the bees and butterflies love it! #bogsage #blue #blueperennial #perennial #tall #pollinatorplant

#trueblue

#bogsage #blue #scent

#bogsage #blue

#bogsage #sage #blue

Is this a native, @camilio81 ?

@emch it is not. It’s native to Brazil and other South American countries. It grows super fast, is very low maintenance, deer and rabbit resistant and doesn’t really get diseases. It is a fast spreader, though I wouldn’t call it invasive. I just pull it up where I don’t want it. I barely water it and it thrives. Pollinators LOVE it.

Hoo boy, what's the zone hardiness on this #trueblue dazzler?

@emch Google says zones 8-11, but I live in zone 7 and never do anything to it and it grows back bigger and more pretty every year!

Huh. Huh. Do I dare...?

@emch plant some in the the ground and some in a pot too. Bring the pot in when it gets cold! If it doesn’t come back, you will still have some anyway!!

Bee in flight on bog sage. #bogsage #blue #bee #pollinator #native #inflight

Great capture😯

#bestofjuly Brilliant capture!

Thank you @cowdenkyle @KariSamuel @columbiariver !!

Bog sage. #salvia #bogsage #blueflowers

The bees loooove my bog sage. #bogsage #bees #blue #pollinators #salvia

Beautiful shot! 📸

#wildlifewednesday

Thank you @gjones @kypie8 @dirtgirlworld !!

@kjgarden I have 2. I had no idea how big they’d get, so may need to move them! I love them!!

Love my bog sage so much. #wildlife #bees #bumblebee #bogsage #sage #salvia #blue #pollinators

I have really come to love my #bogsage plants. They are nearly as tall or taller than me and consistently have these beautiful blue sprays of flowers. The bees and butterflies love them! #salvia #blue #rainbowweek

Cute little skipper and there’s a bee back there too. #bogsage #sage #salvia #butterfly #bee #polinator #blue

New plant! Glad to have some blue in the garden. #bogsage #salvia #newplant #blue