The blue rain sage is a desert shrub that naturally grows in a rounded form about 4-6 feet tall and wide. It provides color and texture to landscapes throughout the year. As a broadleaf evergreen, it has pale silvery-green alternate leaves that are simple, oval and cupped ½ inch long and wide. Bright blue-purple flowers with inconspicuous fruit.

The silvery foliage and purple flowers combined make an attractive accent in landscape. This species is valued for being an informal, low hedge but mostly used as a natural habitat. The Native Americans have used blue sage for healing, energy cleansing, to remove negative energy and ritual ceremonies as well (3). Sage in general is used world wide in many cultural ceremonies as well for medicinal properties.