Mealycup Sage
Salvia farinacea
Violet-blue flower spikes on mealy white-dusted stems, blooming relentlessly from late spring until frost in heat that flattens other perennials. A Texas and New Mexico native grown as an annual north of its range. Drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and a hummingbird favorite.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- blue
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container, naturalizing
- Native states
- NM, TX
Related native plants
More Salvia species
- Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
- Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Chia (Salvia columbariae)
- White Sage (Salvia apiana)
- Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea)
- Azure Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)