Salvia Farinacea "Blue Sage" 15cmPot

🌿 Salvia farinacea – Blue Sage

Botanical Name: Salvia farinacea
Common Names: Blue Sage, Mealycup Sage, Mealy Blue Sage, Blue Salvia

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📌 Product Description

Salvia farinacea, commonly known as Blue Sage, is a vigorous, flowering perennial prized for its tall spikes of vibrant blue to violet flowers that bloom from spring to autumn. Its aromatic foliage and long-lasting flower spikes make it a favourite for borders, pollinator gardens, and container planting.

Blue Sage is heat- and drought-tolerant, thriving in sunny South African gardens. It attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, adding both colour and life to any landscape. Its compact, upright growth habit makes it easy to integrate into mixed plantings or massed displays.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 60 – 90 cm
• Spread: 30 – 50 cm
• Growth Habit: Upright, clumping perennial
• Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates sandy and loamy soils
• Water:
  • Moderate watering during establishment
  • Drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Light fertiliser in spring and summer encourages more blooms
• Maintenance:
  • Deadhead spent flower spikes to prolong blooming
  • Prune lightly to maintain shape and encourage bushy growth

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring or autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring to autumn; may bloom almost year-round in mild climates
• Growing Season: Spring and summer
• Climate Suitability: Coastal, temperate, and subtropical gardens
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost once established

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Long-lasting, vibrant blue flower spikes
• Evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage depending on climate
• Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
• Attracts pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
• Ideal for borders, mass plantings, and container gardens

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden borders and edges
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens
✔ Container and patio planting
✔ Rockeries and mixed flower beds
✔ Coastal, temperate, and subtropical gardens