What it is
Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea) is in the Lamiaceae (Mint) family. A Texas native salvia with violet-blue spikes from spring to frost — tough, drought-proof, and bee-covered.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low, and give it well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.5–8.0. Space plants about 18 in apart. Expect roughly Blooms first year. Hardy native perennial.
How it's used
Mealy Blue Sage is used: ornamental; pollinator.
🔎 How to identify it
- Narrow gray-green leaves
- Mealy blue flower spikes
- Clumping habit
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.