Botanical Name: Salvia farinacea
Common Name: Mealy-cup sage, Blue sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape dense, upright plant forming a rounded mound – bedding varieties are more compact with flowers held fairly close to foliage
Height to 2'
Spread to 2'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun
Soil does best with good drainage
Hardiness some frost (all zones); persists when winters are warm
 
Morphology:
Leaves elliptical to 3" long, 1" across, coarsely serrate margins, oppositely arranges - square stems purple towards tips
Flowers dense spikes of bluish purple flowers
Fruit small ovoid nutlet
 
Propagation:
seed, stem cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent source of blue color - used for mid-size mass for blue color; also for cut flowers, mixes well with marigolds, etc.
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering-tolerates some drought
Fertilizing slow-release at planting-repeat 1 or 2X per year
Pruning pinch off dead flower spikes; head back in winter
Pests/Diseases none major
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: New Mexico/Texas
Family: Lamiaceae

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