Sallyfun™ Series mealycup sage
Salvia farinacea 'Sallyfun™ Series'
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
'Sallyfun Series' mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Sallyfun Series') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. 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. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn, and it tolerates drought. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Statice, Vermillionaire cuphea, and Mondo grass.