General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 20 - 30 inches
Plant Spread: 22 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Blue-violet
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PBR24,950; PP19,788

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Trade name information:
Series: Sallyfun™
Trade Name: Blue
Cultivar name: 'Dansalfun1'
Common names
  • Salvia
  • Mealycup Sage

'Dansalfun1' was a featured
Plant of the Day for November 4, 2015.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-09-15
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-09-15
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-07-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-05-30
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Feb 6, 2017 9:02 PM concerning plant:
    Mealy Cup Sage farinacea Sallyfun™ Blue is one of my favorites to grow. I'm not always able to find Victoria's Blue to grow and I always find this one at my local Meijer store every year. Even though it isn't the same color as Victoria's Blue, it is close enough and I'm happy with it.

    Each year I plant 3 plants in a large container tub and deadhead faithfully during the season, so it keeps the flowers producing, but even if I left some to go to seed, I don't think they would produce any seedlings the following year, because the plant isn't hardy here.
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