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herbaceous layer
bog sage
salvia uliginosa
sky-blue flowers dance on tall wiry stems from midsummer to frost — a late, tireless bee plant for a moist sunny spot, spreading gently into a see-through screen.
functions
pollinator forageinsectary
light
full sun
moisture
moist
soil
damp but not waterlogged
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for bog sage — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
meadow sagesalvia pratensis→sagesalvia officinalis→anise hyssopagastache foeniculum→japanese burnetsanguisorba tenuifolia→
see bog sage on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around bog sage
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- bog sage — the anchor