Salvia farinacea 'Farina Bicolour Blue'
mealy cup sage
- 1 litre pot
- £8.99
- available to order from summer
Delivery options
- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or general-purpose potting compost for containers
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to October
- Hardiness: half-hardy (will need winter protection)
An upright perennial cultivated as a striking seasonal annual, boasting lance-shaped silvery green foliage with a downy reverse. This unique and unusual cultivar stands out with slender spikes of small, bicoloured flowers in mesmerising shades of blue and cream white throughout summer and autumn.
A bushy, aromatic plant, Salvia farinacea 'Farina Bicolour Blue' gracefully enhances borders or containers, becoming a magnet for pollinators over a long season. Embracing coastal conditions and thriving in lightly dappled shade, this cultivar is also deer-resistant, making it a versatile and captivating addition to pots and borders.
A bushy, aromatic plant, Salvia farinacea 'Farina Bicolour Blue' gracefully enhances borders or containers, becoming a magnet for pollinators over a long season. Embracing coastal conditions and thriving in lightly dappled shade, this cultivar is also deer-resistant, making it a versatile and captivating addition to pots and borders.
Grow on under glass until all risk of frost has passed and they can then either be planted outside into a well-prepared bed, or used to fill decorative pots the patio.
Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser at regular intervals flowerspikes to encourage more to form.
Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser at regular intervals flowerspikes to encourage more to form.