General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 14 - 16 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: Deadheading faded flower spikes ensures more flowering throughout the season
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Mealy Cup Sage
  • Mealycup Sage
  • Salvia
Also sold as:
  • White Victoria
  • White Victory

'Victoria White' was a featured
Plant of the Day for March 12, 2016.
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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-05-25
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2014-06-10
Early morning light
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-03-29
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2010-06-15
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-09-08
close-up of flower spikes

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-07-27
two plants together in a flower bed
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-09-07
plants that came up from seed from previous annuals

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Sep 9, 2020 8:56 AM concerning plant:
    I discovered the White Victoria a few years after the Blue Victoria came out. It has been the most commonly sold white blooming cultivar in the Midwest and Eastern US since the 1990's. She usually gets about 18 to 20 inches high like her blue sister. Also an easy and reliable annual for sunny dryish to mesic soils. This cultivar and other Mealycup Sages are commonly sold at conventional garden centers and nurseries, but I can't think of seeing it sold at Home Depot or other big box stores. Big Box stores do not have the amount of variety of plants as sold at conventional garden centers, greenhouses, and nurseries.
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