Course, deeply cut, elliptical foliage that is deep green with a bluish tinge forms a basal mound that produces a multitude of flower stalks bearing tiny flowers packed into egg-shaped heads with a skirt of bristling bracts at their base. The flower is unique with its unusal shape but its this plant’s striking flower color, with an intense, steely-blue cast that carries right on through to the flower stalk, that will have you riveted. Its flowers are long lasting, perfect for cutting and drying and profuse from June through August. Even better, this selection is an easy care wonder that loves sun and dry, well-drained soil, thriving in tough, hot droughty conditions that can leave other perennials reeling. ‘Sapphire Blue’ makes a striking architectural statement that will be intensified when planted en masse.