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Salvia farinacea 'Victory Blue' - MEALY SAGE 'VICTORY BLUE'
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SAL-VIC-BLU
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Easy to grow with a very long flowering season. Deep blue flowers, fresh green leaves with a hint of gray.
In cooler zones often grown as an annual.
Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator friendly! Often survives in zone 6.
Blooming Time: early summer to fall (until frost)
Size: 1.5-2' tall x 1' wide (in warm zones it gets wider)
USDA Zones: 7b/8 to 10
Culture: full sun to half shade or dappled sun. Ideal is 6+ hours of direct sun or more. Adaptable and easy, works well in any soil with some organic matter. Tolerant to heat and humidity, established plants can tolerate droughts and drier conditions
Moisture Needs: average/medium to medium-dry
Origin: Salvia farrinacea is native to Texas, Mexico (Nuevo Leon) and Oklahoma, where can be found in the plains, prairies, meadows, woodland edges, often on limestone soils in elevations of 3,500–6,000 ft.. 'Victoria Blue', sometimes called 'Blue Victory; is older proven cultivar, that was introduced into gardens in 1847
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes, due to the whole plant being aromatic.
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/some bees. Moderately attractive to pollinators
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Great for sunny gardens (public and private). Can be combined with plants that prefer somewhat drier conditions (and are drought tolerant). For natives, choose shorter Agastache, shorter Amsonia, Antennaria, Asclepias tuberosa, smaller Baptisia, Campanula rotundifolia, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Dalea, Eryngium juccifolium, Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura (shorter cultivars), shorter Liatris, Penstemons, Ruellia humilis, Stokesia, Verbena canadensis, Yucca, native grasses like Boutelloa gracilis or B. curtipendula, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus heterolepis (or non-native Sesleria), and Panicum.
And pairs well with non-native perennials like Achillea, summer blooming Allium, shorter Aquilegia, Armeria, shorter Aster, Calamintha, Campanula, Cerastium, Delosperma, Dianthus, Eryngium, Geranium (G. sanquineum, G. dalmaticum and x cantabrigiense, G. endresii, G. renardii), Gypsohila, Iris x barbata (=I. x germanica), Lavandula, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Platycodon, Satureja, other Salvia, Sedum, Sempervivum, low Stachys, Scabiosa columbaria, Thymus, and lower Veronica.
But it will go well with plants that like more moisture too, including Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Hemerocallis (daylily), Hibiscus, Monarda, Phlox paniculata hybrids or Phlox carolina hybrids.
Pictures Copyright: Dwight Sipler
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Salvia farinacea 'Victory Blue' - MEALY SAGE 'VICTORY BLUE'
$7.99
Easy to grow with a very long flowering season. Deep blue flowers, fresh green leaves with a hint of gray.
In cooler zones often grown as an annual.
Drought, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator friendly! Often survives in zone 6.
Blooming Time: early summer to fall (until frost)
Size: 1.5-2' tall x 1' wide (in warm zones it gets wider)
USDA Zones: 7b/8 to 10
Culture: full sun to half shade or dappled sun. Ideal is 6+ hours of direct sun or more. Adaptable and easy, works well in any soil with some organic matter. Tolerant to heat and humidity, established plants can tolerate droughts and drier conditions
Moisture Needs: average/medium to medium-dry
Origin: Salvia farrinacea is native to Texas, Mexico (Nuevo Leon) and Oklahoma, where can be found in the plains, prairies, meadows, woodland edges, often on limestone soils in elevations of 3,500–6,000 ft.. 'Victoria Blue', sometimes called 'Blue Victory; is older proven cultivar, that was introduced into gardens in 1847
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes, due to the whole plant being aromatic.
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/some bees. Moderately attractive to pollinators
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Great for sunny gardens (public and private). Can be combined with plants that prefer somewhat drier conditions (and are drought tolerant). For natives, choose shorter Agastache, shorter Amsonia, Antennaria, Asclepias tuberosa, smaller Baptisia, Campanula rotundifolia, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Dalea, Eryngium juccifolium, Echinacea, Gaillardia, Gaura (shorter cultivars), shorter Liatris, Penstemons, Ruellia humilis, Stokesia, Verbena canadensis, Yucca, native grasses like Boutelloa gracilis or B. curtipendula, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus heterolepis (or non-native Sesleria), and Panicum.
And pairs well with non-native perennials like Achillea, summer blooming Allium, shorter Aquilegia, Armeria, shorter Aster, Calamintha, Campanula, Cerastium, Delosperma, Dianthus, Eryngium, Geranium (G. sanquineum, G. dalmaticum and x cantabrigiense, G. endresii, G. renardii), Gypsohila, Iris x barbata (=I. x germanica), Lavandula, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Platycodon, Satureja, other Salvia, Sedum, Sempervivum, low Stachys, Scabiosa columbaria, Thymus, and lower Veronica.
But it will go well with plants that like more moisture too, including Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Hemerocallis (daylily), Hibiscus, Monarda, Phlox paniculata hybrids or Phlox carolina hybrids.
Pictures Copyright: Dwight Sipler
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