Mealy Cup Sage
- Botanical Name
- Salvia farinacea
- Hardiness
- Zones 7 to 10, grown as annual elsewhere
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 6 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till fall: violet blue, silvery blue, white
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 6 to 12 inches apart
- Deadhead to encourage continual bloom
- Foliage is lightly fragrant
- Problems
- Downy and powdery mildew
- Varieties
- Victoria Series - 18", spikes of purple-blue or silvery white flowers
- Strata, 12-18", AAS winner
- Blue Bedder 32", deep blue-purple flowers
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