1. Blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
   "Blue sage attracted butterflies to the prairie garden";
   - Salvia azurea
    
2. Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
   "Blue sage thrived in the xeriscape garden";
   - Salvia reflexa, Salvia lancifolia
    
3. Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
   "The blue sage bloomed brilliantly in the Texas heat";
   - mealy sage, Salvia farinacea
    
4. Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
   "blue sage dominates the landscape of the Great Basin Desert";
   - big sagebrush, Seriphidium tridentatum, Artemisia tridentata

Derived forms: blue sages

Type of: sage, sagebrush, salvia

Part of: genus Seriphidium, Seriphidium

Encyclopedia: Blue sage