Salvia farinacea

Salvia farinacea is a small to medium bushy shrub growing up to 1m tall and 60 cm wide. It is found growing naturally in the rocky limestone areas of Texas and New Mexico.

The two lipped flowers form dense whorls around the top of each erect flower stem.

This is 'cathedral deep blue'.

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Ferdy Christant

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I saw in your other comment that you were hoping to attract birds and bees with this plant. So now that it's planted, the phrase "now we wait" applies:

Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  Laugh out loud! First thing I saw this Wednesday morning, made my day. Posted 4 years ago

Calbost Niel

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Come on spinebill Posted 4 years ago

The Salvia farinacea

''Salvia farinacea'', the mealycup sage, or mealy sage, is a herbaceous perennial native to Nuevo León, Mexico and parts of the United States including Texas and Oklahoma. Violet-blue spikes rest on a compact plant of typically narrow salvia-like leaves; however, the shiny leaves are what set this species apart from most other ''Salvia'', which bear velvety-dull leaves.

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Similar species: Lamiales

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman