Mealycup sage Victoria Blue & White mix - Salvia farinacea
6,60 zł
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Navy blue and white candles that bloom until frost. Victoria series mealy sage is a compact, highly branched plant with slender, velvety, downy spikes – in this mixture, deep blue and pure white. It blooms continuously from July to October, needs no pruning or supports, and dries like lavender. One of the most elegant annuals for flower beds and containers.
The name mealy sage comes from the white, felt-like coating covering the stems and calyces – on the white variety, it looks as if it has been dusted with flour, while on the blue variety it creates a silvery sheen. Victoria is the best-known series of this sage: the plants are compact and uniform, do not flop, and produce dozens of upright spikes 15–20 cm long above narrow green leaves. The mixture of blue and white creates a contrast that livens up any flower bed without the need to combine it with additional plants.
In its native Texas, it is a perennial, but in Central Europe it is grown as an annual. It tolerates heat and temporary drought, blooms evenly throughout the summer, and does not require the removal of spent spikes, although doing so encourages even more abundant flowering.
Sowing (February – March, under cover): sow the seeds in trays or multi-cell trays on the surface of moist, fine-textured growing medium and cover only lightly – they germinate in the light. Temperature 20–22°C, emergence after 10–15 days. It takes 14–16 weeks from sowing to flowering, so delaying sowing means later flowering.
Pricking out: when the seedlings have their first pair of true leaves, prick them out into multi-cell trays or 6–8 cm pots. Grow the seedlings in bright, cooler conditions at 16–18°C so they remain sturdy.
Planting out (after 15 May): after hardening off and once the risk of frost has passed, plant in the permanent position at 25 × 30 cm spacing, in a sunny, warm spot. The soil should be well drained and moderately fertile; in containers, use universal growing medium with added sand.
Care: water moderately – sage tolerates drought better than overwatering. Feed every 2–3 weeks with fertiliser for flowering plants. Cutting spent spikes back by half encourages the growth of new ones.
A versatile plant for flower beds in both naturalistic and formal styles: the upright spikes complement the flat flowers of marigolds, zinnias and cosmos beautifully. Excellent for containers and window boxes on a sunny balcony, where it tolerates heat and wind. The spikes make long-lasting cut flowers, and when dried they retain their colour in dried bouquets. An outstandingly nectar-rich plant – bumblebees and butterflies visit it well into autumn.
Mealy sage germinates unevenly if the seeds are covered too deeply. Sow them on the surface of the growing medium, press them down with a board and cover with a very thin layer of vermiculite or sieved peat – just enough for light to still reach them. Cover with a propagation film and keep at 20–22°C. The seedlings will emerge evenly, guaranteeing that the young plants are ready by mid-May.
| Latin name | Salvia farinacea |
|---|---|
| Variety | Victoria Blue & White |
| Colour | dark blue and white – mixture |
| Height | 45–50 cm |
| Position | sunny |
| Seasonality | annual (non-winter-hardy perennial) |
| Sowing period under cover | February – March |
| Planting-out period | after 15 May |
| Flowering period | July – October |
| Spacing | 25 × 30 cm |
| Net weight | 0.20 g (~150 seeds) |
| Series | Traditional |
| Producer | W. Legutko |
| EAN code | 5903837934874 |
W. Legutko
Salvia farinacea
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