Salvia farinacea Victoria Blue * Mealy Sage

Salvia farinacea was brought into cultivation prior to the 1850's. Salvia farinacea blooms with blue flowers from Spring until Fall. This long flowering bedding plant looks its best with the spent spikes of flowers removed. The Mealy Sage is native to Texas and Mexico. The native species grows on rocky soil with a lot of lime. This gives Salvia farinacea quite a tolerance for near coastal plantings. In the garden as a bedding plant Salvia farinacea loves the well prepared soil and regular watering. Salvia farinacea is a perennial but really performs its best in the first season and is usually used as if it were an annual. The native species grows to 3 or 4 feet tall and wide. The bedding varieties of the Mealy Sage usually grow only to a foot or so.