Salvia, Mealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Victoria Blue'

this was originally planted in a summer annuals mixed pot planting for 1 summer then in fall was transplanted to the perrennial garden ju...Read Morest to see if it might make it thru the winter. I'm in zone 5b and was surprised that it came back on the same stem, in a sandy soil. This season, I'm planting some more in a less protected location, to see if they too will weather thru the summer and winter. On a separate note, While I was plant shopping I noticed a differeny variety of sage that looked very similar to this one but was only 8" tall. I'm looking for more information on that one as I'd like to try that, if it is hardy enough.

Here in Dover, Delaware,(zone 7a) Victoria Blue is sold as an annual, but about half of the plants come back each year without any extra ...Read Morecare on my part. They are pretty, they bloom nonstop like an annual, don't flop or smell bad like other perennial salvias ('May Night' - ugh!), and seem to be resistant to pests and diseases. They do well in full sun and in part sun. I love this plant.

I have ben thrilled that this plant has survived 4-5 years in my south-facing bed, against my house, in Albuquerque zone 7a. Mealy Cup Sa...Read Morege is usually sold as an annual here due to our hot summers, and dry, brutal winters. I have chanced a few more this year in shader spots. We shall see!

These get large and showy and looked beautiful planted in our front bed with pink caladiums and yellow lantana. Attract butterflies and ...Read Moreare hardy here in zone 9b. Mine receive mostly full sun with a bit of morning and evening shade.

I was given this plant by someone I did some landscaping for and I planted it as I love its colour and foliage. I knew it would die as I'...Read Morem in zone 6. Well, it didn't. 6 years and it still comes up yearly right on que. As the bed has spread over the last few years I strangely have an albino variety that has started in the middle of the clump, only the flowers are white the foliage is the same green. It flowers from spring to fall and is planted in the harshest and most dry part of the yard. Strangely when I try growing it in other more shady parts of the yard it never overwinters, possible the dry causes it to root deep and make it through the winter. I also love this one in cut flower arrangements where its similar to Lavender but it's much more bulky for a bigger impact.

This beautiful plant has returned each year, here in zone 6b, now for the past 4 years. I just add a thin layer of mulch around it.

my mother has been growing blue princess and this variety 'victoria blue' salvias, for many years.They are healthy plants that spread and...Read More get larger every year.the leaves on this variety, are exceptionally healthy and the flowers are a beautiful medium blue..my favorite color blue salvia however is the 'black and blue salvia' however this 'victoria blue' variety are much hardier and leaves remain much darker green and rarly fade out to that lime color like the black and blue salvias foliage does. mike.

Sold here in Ohio Z5 as an annual; surived a very hot summer and lack of water when we were gone; but still looked great with lasting color.

Love Love this plant. I have it all over the place other than where it would get full sun all day. It does like some protection during th...Read Moree middle of the day in the summer here in Florida. Also like's a bit more water in summer but otherwise very easy and it brings in the butterflies, bees, and even the hummers will check it out.

One of my favorites. I've had it come back in the spring when planted on the south side of my house. Can get a little leggy sometimes, ...Read Morebut just keeps blooming! No pests that I've experienced.

A nice plant overall. I'd consider the color more of an intense blue-violet than a pure blue. Still, it's a color not matched by many oth...Read Moreer plants.

I get mildew some of the year, and the plant can get leggy and scrappy, particularly when grown as a perennial if not cut back. Other sages like patens, sagittata and cacaliaefolia--though much larger plants--are much more satisfactory garden subjects for me: healthier, better flowering, and with genuinely BLUE flowers.

I love the look of this Salvia but it died in my zone. If I see it offered again at the Nursery I will treat it as an annual.
I pl...Read Moreaced it in my perennial container. I was so disappointed to see that it did not return.

These took forever to bloom for me. I didn't get any flowers until August, even though I planted the bedding plants in early June. They...Read More eventually had a beautiful blue colour, but weren't as tall as I'd hoped for.

This plant is not suppose to grow in my zone, I have it close to the house and by my drive way and it is beautiful, could not go without ...Read Moreit’s beautiful blooms, this is one of my favorite plants and my neighbors!

I also absolutely love the color of the blooms, and so do the neighbors! I covered the bed with straw to see if they might come back up....Read More So far I've got at least a half a dozen coming back. Although, I'm not sure if they will get as large as they were last year in enough time for us to enjoy them.

If not, I will be searching for more of them to fill my west-facing front bed with : )

Very beautiful. We have people stopping by to ask us about this plant all the time. The striking blue/violet flowers immediately catch an...Read Moreyone's attention. Within the first year it tripled in size.

This is ONE of my favorites! I planted One plant about three years ago, and now I have hundreds. They reseed very easily in my hot, dry N...Read Moreorth Texas garden. I have traded, given and pulled up more than I can count. The color will knock you out, and the scent is lightly sweet. Can't get enough.

A few of the taller outside stems will fall over from the weight of the flowers, or the wind, but there are so many of them, it is not a problem. I have them growing everywhere, it almost reminds me of lavendar fields!

This perennial is great! It has reseeded itself throughout my entire flower bed and continues to do so. I originally planted about 10 p...Read Morelants and now have around 50 growing in the bed. I'm not certain how to best care for the plant though and wish to learn how to keeps its vibrant blue from fading to dullness during the summer.

Bought plants in flats at a garden center. They are very effective when planted in large groups. They blooms all summer. It is an annual ...Read Morethat I will not be without from now on.

I started this from seed when we lived in Oklahoma; it proved very hardy, returning year after year in an exposed bed. My mother-in-law ...Read Morehas grown it in her garden in middle Tennessee for several years now (it either comes back from the roots or it's seeding itself quite nicely); the blue is quite intense in a part-shade situation.

Grown as an annual in zone 2b from an indoor seeding. A great plant that never seems to stop flowering. Bees and hummers love it.

Salvia farinacea 'Blue Victoria'. I really like the smell of the flowers. Sort of a subtle lilac/grape. Nice foliage, and the flowers l...Read Moreook like tiny furry muppets. Butterflies seem to enjoy.