Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea

Growth Potential

Height: 2-3 feet | Width: 1.5-2 feet

Spikes of blue flowers all summer long

Mealy Blue Sage is a Texas native perennial that thrives in North Texas heat and bounces back in clay soil. Tall spikes of violet-blue flowers rise above gray-green leaves from spring until frost, and bees and butterflies love them.

It gives beds a clean, upright look and mixes well with warm-colored flowers, grasses and other salvias.

Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)

Best Area to Plant

Location:

  • Middle or back of sunny flower beds
  • Cottage-style borders
  • Pollinator gardens
  • Along fences and walkways

Placement:

Plant in full sun, spaced about 18 to 24 inches apart. It prefers well-drained soil, so avoid low spots where water sits. Keep it away from constantly wet sprinkler zones and from heavy shade, which makes it floppy.

Care Instructions

  • Light:

    Requires full sun for the strongest stems and the most blooms.

  • Water:

    Water regularly the first season. Once established it is drought tolerant and does well with an occasional deep soak in summer.

  • Maintenance:

    Deadhead spent spikes to keep flowers coming. Cut it back by about half in midsummer if it gets leggy and to the ground in late winter. Often returns each spring in North Texas.