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Victoria Blue
Flower
FlowerSalvia farinacea
- Full sun
- Zones 8–10
- 125 days to maturity
- Flowers
- 12" spacing
- Moderate water
- Perennial
Overview
A bit shorter, a week later to flower, and a deeper blue than Gruppenblau. Uniform plants tolerate heat, humidity, and poor soils. Well-suited for mass plantings. Strong, thin stems are harvested fresh or dried when bottom 3-4 flowers open. Also known as mealycup sage and mealy-cup sage. Tender perennial in Zones 8-10.
Planting
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost and transplant after frost danger, or direct sow after last frost
Growing
Sun: full. Water: moderate. Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates poor soils. Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 7-14 days.