White Mealycup sage

  • Common Name: White Mealycup Sage
  • Botanical Name: Salvia farinacea
  • Family Name: Mint family
  • Type: perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 7–10
  • Height: 2–3ft
  • Width: 2–3ft
  • Blooms: Spike-like inflorescences of white tubular flowers atop mealy, hairy calyces
  • Bloom Time: April to first frost
  • Sun: Full sun to part shade
  • Leaves: Lance-shaped, aromatic leaves 2–3″ long; grey-green to nearly silver undersides; glossy-smooth upper surface
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; self-cleaning, prune midseason to maintain shape and vigor, cut back after frost or winter in cooler zones
  • Tolerates: Drought once, Heat, humidity, and partial shade
  • Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: Yes
  • Invasive: N0