Mealycup sage "Seascape"

Mealy sage "Seascape" - Salvia farinacea.
A very interesting variety for flower beds in a landscape style. Compact plant, 40-60 cm high, with bright green lush foliage and flowers that are raised high above the plant. Blooms from mid-August to late autumn.
It is used for borders, ridges, balcony boxes, as a pot culture.
Perennial grown in our climate as an annual.
Sowing time: March. (1.0 g = 1100 seeds).
Planting seedlings: May, June.
Distance between plants: 20-25 cm.
Flowering: July-October.
Agricultural technology.
Grows well in full sun, but can also grow in partial shade. Prefers soil without excess organic fertilizers.
Sowing is carried out in March in seedling boxes to a depth of 0.5-0.8 cm. At a soil temperature of +18 ° C, seedlings appear in 7-14 days.
Seedlings dive 1-2 times. Seedlings are planted in the ground when the threat of spring frosts has passed (May 25 - June 15).

Homeland: Texas, New Mexico.
Not very fastidious and long flowering summer plant.
Stems erect, 50 cm high, short-pubescent, bearing a few branches. Plants form pyramidal clumps. Inflorescences 15-20 cm long, on tall peduncles. The color is retained when dried. When overwintering in a bright and cool room, the plants will bloom in May.

Mealy-cup sage, mealy sage.