Pure White mealycup sage
Salvia farinacea 'Pure White'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pure White' mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Pure White') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It forms a clumping habit and grows at a moderate pace. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms, and the plant is drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Statice, Vermillionaire cuphea, and Creme de Cassis dahlia.