Salvia 'Celestial Blue'

Salvia 'Celestial Blue' is a hybrid cross between Salvia clevelandii and S. pachyphylla, and possibly involving Salvia 'Pozo Blue'—which is itself a cross between S. clevelandii and S. leucophylla. The hybrid parents are native to California.
The plant is a perennial evergreen, with a rounded growth habit and a moderate growth rate. It can tolerate full sun and is adaptable to numerous soil conditions, and is cold hardy down to.
The foliage smells of musk, and the large, pale violet to periwinkle blue flowers are attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. An extremely drought- and heat-tolerant plant, introduced by Las Pilitas, a California native plant nursery, in 1999. It is cultivated in gardens and public landscapes.