[3] Shrubby blue sage is a shrub, growing to a height of 1.2–1.8 m (3.9–5.9 ft) with a spread half of that.

[2] Trichomes on the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves[4] give them a rough texture.

Its profuse light blue to purple flowers are less than 1.3 cm (0.51 in) in length and are produced from April to October.

[2] Salvia ballotiflora is found in the Edwards Plateau and Tamaulipan mezquital[5] of southern and western Texas.

Its range in Mexico includes the states of Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas.