So Blue™ Mealycup Sage

Salvia farinacea

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Overview

The Salvia farinacea So Blue™ is an upright Proven Winners® annual with vivid true-blue flower spikes above silvery green foliage. It grows 14-24 inches tall and 12-16 inches wide, fitting containers, borders, and mass plantings. Best in part sun to full sun, it handles heat, average to poor soil, and average water while attracting pollinators. Hardy in USDA Zones 8-10.

Water Medium

So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — It grows 14-24 inches tall and 12-16 inches wide, fitting containers, borders, and mass plantings

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 1.1666666–2 Ft.
Mature width: 1–1.3333334 Ft.

Classification

Family: Lamiaceae

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So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — though established plants are notably tough

So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — If drought stress causes lower leaves to drop

So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — a light trim can refresh the plant and encourage fuller branching.<br><br>In design

So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — this salvia is beautifully versatile: a crisp blue “thriller” for containers

So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — a pollinator-rich accent in cottage-style beds

So Blue™ Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) — or a rhythmic vertical element in borders and mass plantings

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