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Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Salvia (SAL-vee-uh) (Info) Species: farinacea (far-ih-NAH-kee-uh) (Info) Cultivar: Blue Bedder
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous Silver/Gray
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
On Jul 8, 2009, lehua_mc from Portland, OR (Zone 8b) wrote:
I sowed these directly in the garden, and being new to the Salvia, identified it by its tall singular stem with actual light and dark stripes vertical along the shaft. Just over two months in, they started to bud. During the summer, they reached close to 4' tall with their flowers, and while mildly floppy, they have been more erect than not. In early fall they are still going strong, but looking lonely and leggy in the garden as everything else starts to die back. Note to self for future beds, interplant them with open shrubs around 2-3' tall. The nectar is popular with hummingbirds, as supplement to their Crocosmia diet, and gold finches are snacking on the dried seeds through mid fall.
On Aug 2, 2003, dstartz from Deep South Texas, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
In June I transplanted homegrown sets to a full sun, sparsely watered garden situated on a corner of 2 blacktop streets. It's August and they have done nothing but flourish and bloom continuously!
They are best coupled with 6-12" plants along their parameter as they need plenty of elbow room.
On Jul 9, 2003, nipajo from Dallas, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
this may be a annual in some regions and i think it is here in dallas texas. but for a couple of years now it keeps coming back. it is not invasive, it's just a little weaker not as pretty. if you dead head it will continue to bloom until winter. no serious pests. zone 8
On Aug 31, 2002, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
Easy to grow from seed, may overwinter if the weather is mild enough. Nice soft, gray foliage blends well with perennials, and makes a nice filler plant.
The flower color usually intensifies in the fall, when the weather cools a bit. I definitely prefer the farinacea varieties over the other annual "bedding type" salvias.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Roseville, California Jacksonville, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Crofton, Maryland Saint Cloud, Minnesota Roswell, New Mexico Portland, Oregon Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Columbia, South Carolina Orangeburg, South Carolina Sumter, South Carolina Alice, Texas Arlington, Texas Dallas, Texas Kerrville, Texas Mathews, Virginia Sterling, Virginia
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