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Salvia uliginosa

Salvia uliginosa

Benth.
Salvia Celeste

Family: Lamiaceae
Order: Lamiales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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The plant known as Salvia uliginosa, the bog sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It was described and named by botanist George Bentham for its typical habitat "of swamps and marshes", or uliginosa.

 Salvia uliginosa is an herbaceous perennial growing up to 3 to tall in one season, with multiple thin stems and yellow-green lance-shaped leaves that have serrated edges. The plant quickly spreads on underground runners and is readily divided.

The bright azure-blue flowers are long with a white beeline in the throat pointing toward the nectar and pollen. They grow in whorls beginning in summer until fall, with many flowers coming into bloom at the same time.

Cyanosalvianin, the blue pigment from the flowers of S. uliginosa, is a metalloanthocyanin, a complex formed of six molecules of the anthocyanin type, six molecules of the flavone type and two magnesium ions.

Cultivation: Salvia uliginosa was introduced into horticulture in 1912, and has become popular in gardens and public landscapes for its azure-blue flowers, ability to grow under various conditions, and its pollinator habitat attributes.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society´s Award of Garden Merit.

Source: Wikipedia, article Salvia uliginosa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248285914/06/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEcoparque San FernandoMarcos Garberoglio
247816631/05/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresEcoparque de Buenos AiresMarcos Garberoglio
243873010/02/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Marcos Garberoglio
219857318/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaAndrea Casaburi
176288807/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresCerca de la reserva natural urbana de Morón, CastelarMarcos Augusto Lartigau
176055802/05/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
153131609/01/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Urbana de MorónRomán Montero
150098220/11/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Lago LuganoEduardo Nadal
167071815/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCampo Dri, ConcordiaMaria Belén Dri
159000714/07/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresSendero de nativas 2, Ceamse - Complejo Ambiental Norte iii30Gustavo A Rocca
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Salvia uliginosa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.