Salvia farinacea

Mealy-cup sage perennializes only in the outer Coastal Plain, but grows beautifully during the spring, summer and fall and functions as an annual in the Mountains and Piedmont. It is an excellent bedding plant which looks neat and attractive all summer. The leaves are softly hairy and small, and the flower spikes strong and upright. It makes a good cut flower.   It prefers well-drained, moist soil but tolerates dry clay soil.  Plant in annual beds, along borders, meadows, cottage gardens, or cutting gardens.

Wildlife Value: Flowers attract butterflies. This plant is seldom damaged by deer.