( Mealycup Sage )
Fast growing perennial. Leaves are whitish gray to medium green, lance shaped and 3" long. Valued for its dense, long lasting, violet-blue lipped flower spikes. Outstanding in mass plantings, borders or containers.
Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea): This very popular bedding salvia has been around for many years. Small violet blue or white flowers in 10 inch long spikes top 2 to 3 foot tall plants.
Mealycup sage is perfect for containers.
Location
Salvia farinacea is originally from Mexico and Texas, where the species grows to 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m).
Description:
Mealycup Sage, also known as Blue Salvia and listed as a tender perennial, will flower profusely (although not densely) its first year from seed. These two reasons are why it is often sold and treated as an annual.
Salvia farinacea
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Salvia farinacea - Mealycup Sage - very popular bedding species
S. farinacea 'Blue Bedder'
S. farinacea 'Cirrus' - white
S. farinacea 'Strata' - deep blue
S. farinacea 'Victoria Series' - deep blue and silvery white ...
Salvia farinacea, Lamiaceae, BLUE SALVIA, MEALYCUP SAGE
Leaves opposite to whorled, ovate-lanceolate to ovate, acute at apex, coarsely serrate, square stems. Flowers are borne on a spike, the corolla is violet blue or white.
farinacea (Mealycup Sage) - S. farinacea var. latifolia (Mealycup Sage) - S. farinacea 'Azul' (Mealy Sage 'azul') - S. farinacea 'Cirrus' (Cirrus Mealy Cup Sage) - S. farinacea 'Evolution' (Evolution Mealy Sage) - S.
 See also: Sage, Salvia, Salvia farinacea, Green, Violet
  
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