PlantFiles: Mealy Cup Sage, Duelberg Sage
Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

I planted one of these in the fall of 2007 and in the summer of 2008 it bloomed tremendously. This year, 2009, several seedlings came up and bloomed during the summer. About half of them had blue flowers and the rest had WHITE flowers! I guess the white ones are 'Augusta Duelberg'? Beautiful, easy-care, semi-xeric, semi-evergreen plants. Two thumbs up!

I LOVE this plant! I planted five sparse Henry Duelbergs this spring and they quickly filled in my flower bed, giving it a rustic Texas feel. It attracts bumble bees & butterflies. These plants need little attention; every now & then I use the soaker hose to water them. Plus they don't wither during prolonged exposure to the hot afternoon sun in summer.

I planted 2 small Mealy Cup Sage, Duelberg Sage 'Henry Duelberg' (Salvia farinacea) 2 summers ago and it took them some time to become established. They were a bit spindly until they established their roots. Last year, they branched out widely causing me to have to prune them back away from my other plants. 'Henry Duelberg' came up like gangbusters this spring and are very bushy covering a larger area than I thought that they would and have bloomed nonstop in full sun for most of the day with very little water. This is a great plant that requires little care.

Beautiful, upright, well mannered plant that doesn't flop all over the place like 'Indigo Spires'. I love this plant!

The "white version" of this plant is called 'Augusta Duelberg,' another Greg Grant discovery. (I assume Augusta was Henry's wife.) I just picked 'Augusta' up at Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX), and will add it to the PDB as soon as I can get some good photos. Of course, I'll plant "her" next to "him." If you like plants with stories, these are a good pair. As for ease of care, these plants are hard to beat!

Planted the blue variety of Henry in late fall. It started blooming in early spring and has bloomed non stop since then. Hummers and bees love it. Very drought tolerant. Reached a height of 3 feet the first year. This is a winner in Johnson County.

As dstartz says, Greg Grant found it in a cemetery - on Henry Duelberg's grave. It was the middle of summer, and everything was dead and brown except for this plant, which just laughs at the heat and drought. I'm still quite new to gardening, especially with sun-lovers, and this one is both easy and rewarding!

Texas native. Found by Greg Grant in a small central Texas cemetery. Taller with bluer and more floriferous flowers and larger and greener leaves than modern cultivars. Not preferred by deer.