It needs full sun and well-drained soil. This sage is grown for its giant silvery gray woolly leaves. The spikes of silvery white flowers are attractive, but the plant will live longer if the blooms are cut off immediately following flowering. This sage does best in dry, sunny areas with excellent drainage. You will need to either stake it or let it grow through other plants.
Azure sage grows in any well-drained garden soil with full sun or partial shade.
If grown in clay soils it may winter kill. Because the plant emerges late in spring it is wise to mark its location. The scent travels on the air, unlike most salvias which must be rubbed to release their fragrance. The plant grows up to 2 feet tall with showy clusters of blue flowers in summer. It needs full sun and well-drained soil.