Salvia farinacea (Mealy Blue Sage)

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Also know as Mealycup Sage or Mealy Sage.

Despite its delicate look, this Texas native perennial can handle our extreme weather. If trimmed periodically, it comes back refreshed and thicker and reblooms. It is drought, heat, and sun tolerant, and about the only thing it cannot handle is wet feet. It does break fairly easy, so plant it away from high-traffic or windy areas. Mealy Blue Sage  makes an excellent plant for perennial gardens and mass planting, with blooms that attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

 

AT A GLANCE

Texas native Yes
Water use Low
Sun exposure Full sun, part sun
Bloom color Violet blue
Bloom time On and off spring through fall
Mature height 2-3 ft
Mature spread 1.5-3 ft
Attracts Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Deer resistant Yes
Notes Native bee friendly.

 

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 Present in state
 Present in county and native
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state         
 Not present in state
 Present and rare, native in county
 Previously present, now extinct
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color)