Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain'
Mealy Sage
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Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Description
Victoria's sister, with strong, silvery white spikes. Place all around your garden where they'll bloom all summer long. Create wide swaths of color throughout your garden with low growing perennial beds of this Salvia. Invite in the hummingbirds and butterflies that will surely delight in its sustainable nectar.
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Blooming
Flowers are 2-lipped and range in color from white, yellow, salmon, pink, red and scarlet. For continued blooming, deadhead flowers.
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Growth
Most every sage plant thrives in full sun. Provide low to moderate humidity. Keep the soil around the roots cool. For continual harvest through winter, remove sage from the ground in late fall and pot up in containers.
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Planting
Plant sages in areas with good air circulation to prevent mold germination. Sow seeds of annuals in spring (don't allow the average temperature to dip below 60ºF); biennials in containers in summer; and perennials in containers in spring.
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Pest
Sages are susceptible to mildew and other fungal diseases. Aphids, mealybugs, spider mites and whiteflies.
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Interesting facts
Salvia is the largest genus in the Mint family at around 900 species. The flowers of Sage plants attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. Most Sages have very aromatic foliage. The genus name Salvia is derived from the Latin term "salvare" which means "to heal" or "to save".
Mealy Sage (Salvia farinacea 'White Porcelain') - Soil and irrigation
Sages require good drainage, especially when they reach the wintertime. Freezes are more lethal when sages are sitting in soggy soils. Prefers rich loam.
