Salvia Farinacea Blue Flowering Seeds

Description

Purchase Description

• Salvia Farinacea Blue Flowering Seeds
• Quantity: around 50 seeds

Description

This 2-3 ft. upright or sprawling perennial, usually forms a mound as wide as the plant is tall. Mealy sage is named for the mealy-white (sometimes purple) appearance of the sepals, which are covered with felted hairs. The blue flowers are 5-lobed and 2-lipped, 2/3-3/4 inch long, with 2 stamens and 1 pistil. They have the usual sage fragrance. The long, narrow leaves grow in clusters, out of which grow the flower stems. The leaves may or may not have teeth. Dark-blue to white, tubular flowers are densely congested in whorls along the upper stems, creating a 3-9 in. spike. Gray-green, lance-shaped leaves are numerous, especially in the lower portion of the plant.
   

How to Grow and maintain

• To grow the best leaves for cooking, harvest the new growth often and remove flower stalks as they appear. To dry, clip stalks from the top 1/3 of the plant in spring before flowering begins. Hang upside down in a well-ventilated area until dry or lay out on a baking sheet and place in a warm oven for several hours.

• Salvia plants like full sun.

• They grow well in average or better soil, but the soil should drain well.

• Add a general purpose fertilizer when planting them, then once a month after that.
   
• Once your Salvia plants are established, they should grow well with few problems.

  Keep the soil moist to slightly dry.

• Water them during dry periods, once or twice per week.

  Keep them well weeded, or apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch for a tidy appearance.
   

• Many Salvia are heavy seeders
   
• Place them in an area where you want them to re-seed and return each year.