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  • Common Name: Blue Mealycup Sage, Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage
  • Botanical Name: Salvia farinacea
  • Family name: Mint family
  • Type: Tender herbaceous perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 8–11
  • Height: 2–3ft
  • Width: 2–3ft
  • Blooms: Violet-blue to dark blue tubular flower spikes
  • Bloom Time: May–October
  • Sun: Full sun to partial shade
  • Leaves: Aromatic gray-green lance-shaped leaves, sometimes serrated; foliage has a glossy or slightly felted texture
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; cut back in mid-summer to encourage fall blooms; prune spent flowers for tidiness
  • Tolerates: Heat, drought, poor soils, including clay and rocky soils
  • Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
  • Texas Superstar: Yes
  • Texas Native: Yes
  • Invasive: No