Unplugged So Blue mealycup sage
Salvia farinacea 'Unplugged So Blue'
Proven Winners Award Winner; MBG Plant of Merit 2010
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
'Unplugged So Blue' mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea 'Unplugged So Blue') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a clump at a moderate pace and handles drought well. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer. Blooms appear in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Statice, Vermillionaire cuphea, and Lemon Grass lemongrass.