Common Name: Mealycup Sage
Latin Name: Salvia farinacea
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
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Mealycup Sage
Salvia farinacea
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Mealycup SageSalvia farinacea
Family: LAMIACEAE
Genus: Salvia
species: farinacea
Origin:
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Height x width: 1 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 1.5 feet wide
Growth habit: Upright
Foliage: Drooping, irregularly-serrate, ovate-lanceolate, gray-green leaves to 3 inches long, with white powdery felting found on the upper stems and calyx
Flowers: Two-lipped, violet-blue flowers in 4-8” axillary and terminal racemes from June to frost. Cultivars are available in various shades of blue, purple, lavender, white and bicolor.
Culture: Full sun or partial shade and well-drained, moist soil. Tolerates poor soils and some drought
Uses: Border, bedding plant, cut flowers, dried flowers
Cultivars:
‘Blue Bedder’- 2 feet, compact, with blue flowers
‘Victoria’ – 18 inches, dwarf, with intense violet-blue flowers
‘Evolution’ – 2006 AAS winner, shown here, 'Evolution' is the first Salvia farinacea with lilac flower spikes. From a distance, 'Evolution' flowers are several shades lighter than its closest comparison. 16 to 20 inches tall
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Deer Resistance: | High Resistance | See plants that are deer resistant. | |
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Civic Garden Center 2715 Reading Rd Cincinnati OH 45206
Specimen: 45
Specimen: 45
Salvia farinaceae
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Salvia farinaceae flower
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Salvia farinaceae flower
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Salvia farinaceae flower
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Salvia farinaceae flower
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Salvia farinaceae flower
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Salvia farinaceae foliage
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Summer
Walking Path at Salway Park Rain Garden
Location: Salway Park, Spring Grove, Cincinnati, OH
Photo Credit: Melissa Benoit
Season: Summer 2009
Flowers at Salway Park Rain Garden
Location: Salway Park, Spring Grove, Cincinnati, OH
Photo Credit: Melissa Benoit
Season: Summer 2009
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