Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes. Also a creeping groundcover in moist to relatively dry areas.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Although West Indian sage can be used to cover ground, it is weedy in nature and must be monitored.
Availability:
	Rarely grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small herbaceous wildflower, usually creeping along the ground.
Height:
	About 3-6 inches in height. Spreading and forming large, open or dense patches several feet across.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Miami-Dade and Collier counties north to Palm Beach and Lee Counties, mostly within 30 miles of the coast; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Disturbed uplands and (rarely) hammock edges.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	Blue.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous nutlet.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from cuttings, division or seed.
Comments:
	This is commonly weedy and must be closely watched.