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Salvia Farinacea Fairy Queen
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Perennial in its native lands, this Salvia farinacea 'Fairy Queen', also known as mealy sage, is grown annually in most regions except in the mild winters of hot climates. This bushy and compact variety offers superb spikes of bicoloured cobalt blue and white flowers grouped on dark purple stems that rise above silver foliage in a particularly refined colour combination. It is suitable for flower beds, borders, and flower pots. It is also a very beautiful cut flower.
Salvia farinacea is a perennial plant native to Texas and Mexico, from the Lamiaceae family. Its low hardiness and rapid growth make it an excellent annual under most of our climates. The 'Fairy Queen' cultivar has a compact and bushy habit, forming tufts of 40 cm (16in) in all directions. It forms clusters of very original dark purple stems, covered with silver-green foliage, with slightly toothed lanceolate leaves, covered on the underside with a white down. From June to October, upright and flexible spikes appear, covered with small white hairs and adorned with cobalt blue petals, except for the lower lip, marked with a large white area. Mealy sages get their name from their stems covered with a light bloom.
The 'Fairy Queen' mealy sage is perfect in a flower bed with roses, marigolds, or rudbeckias. It will enhance large-flowered peonies, emphasising their romantic side. It can also be planted with grasses, gauras, and emerging from the silver foliage of artemisias. This plant forms pretty borders along pathways and can be planted among silver mounds (Cerastium tomentosum), which will carpet its base in a soft harmony of muted tones. Its lavender-like spikes hold up well in a vase.
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Sow in February/March on the surface of good seed-specific soil. Ensure the soil is moist but not waterlogged, and seal it in a polyethene bag until germination, which usually takes 2-3 weeks at 18-25°C (64.4-77°F). Expose the seedlings to light, which is beneficial for germination.
Transplant when the plants are large enough to handle in 8 cm (3in) pots and let them grow in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting in the garden, after all risk of frost has passed, spacing them 30cm (12in) apart in a sunny location in well-prepared ordinary soil.
You can also directly sow them in place after the last frost.
Mealy salvias thrive in fertile, moist, well-drained, well-worked soils in full sun or partial shade.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.