Salvia farinacea
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Salvia |
| Species: | S. farinacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvia farinacea | |
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Salvia earleiWooton & Standl. | |
Salvia farinacea,themealycup sage,[1]ormealy sage,[2]is a herbaceous perennial native toNuevo León,Mexicoand parts of the United States includingTexasandOklahoma.[3]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 otherSalvia,which bear velvety-dull leaves.
Description[edit]
The mealycup sage reaches stature heights of 60 to 90 cm. The shape of theleaf bladevaries from ovate-lanceolate tolanceolate.Theinflorescenceaxis forms a blue, rarely a white hair. The truncatedcalyxhas very short calyx teeth. They are dense blue or white hairy, so that the individual enamel teeth are barely recognisable. The bright blue-white flowers are slim and gleaming. The crown will be about 2.5 inches long. Inside the crown there is no ring-shaped hair strip.
The first description ofS. farinaceawas made in 1833 byGeorge Benthamin Labiatarum Genera et Species, p. 274. Synonyms forS. farinaceaBenth.includeSalvia linearisSessé & Moc.andS. virgataOrtega.[4]
Cultivation[edit]
This plant requires full or partial sun and will grow to 18 inches or more with good soil and will attractbutterfliesandhummingbirds.The plant is hardy toUSDA Hardiness Zones8–10.[5]The plant flowers from June to frost. In the temperate latitudes, it is cultivated as anannual plantand used as anornamental plantin parks and gardens, especially in summer discounts. It can also be used as acut flower.
Several cultivars are cultivated, such as 'Blue Bedder', 'Victoria' with intense violet-blue flowers and 'Strata' with white and blue flowers. Crosses betweenS. farinaceaandS. longispicata(S. longispicata × S. farinacea) are widely sold as ornamental plants, such as 'Indigo Spires' and 'Mystic Spires Blue'.[6]
Cultivars[edit]
- S. farinacea'Blue Bedder'
- S. farinacea'Strata'
- S. farinacea'Victoria'
- SalviaIndigo Spires(S. longispicata× S. farinacea)
- SalviaMystic Spires Blue(S. longispicata × S. farinacea)
Gallery[edit]
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Salvia farinaceaxSalvia longispicata"Mystic Spires Blue' -
Bumblebeesare very attracted to mealycup sage cultivars -
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Leaves and flowers -
Exhibition of Flower Festival, Taichung, Taiwan.
References[edit]
- ^USDA, NRCS(n.d.)."Salvia farinacea".The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov).Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.Retrieved28 October2015.
- ^"Salvia farinacea".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture.Retrieved6 February2021.
- ^Billie L. Turner. Recension of Salvia sect. Farinaceae (Lamiaceae). Phytologia (August 2008) 90(2) pages 163-175.[1]
- ^Gordon Cheers: Botanica: The ABC of plants. 10,000 species in text and image. German edition. Edition Könemann in the Tandem publishing house Cologne 2003,ISBN3-89731-900-4,Salvia farinacea: P. 813.
- ^Missouri Botanical Garden: Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
- ^Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Mueller (Hrsg.): Excursion flora of Germany. Founded by Werner Rothmaler. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Springer, Spektrum Academic Publisher, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008,ISBN978-3-8274-0918-8,p. 512.
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