Yes my stems are sturdy and round, I will check tomorrow about "a bit hairy". I grew 'Goodness Grows' Veronica and Mealy Cup Salvia last year and they look alot alike to me. Not sure which one is blooming right now. I bought and planted 'Blue Bedder' salvia and later found out it was also 'Mealy Cup". So now I have a lot of the almost same looking plants.
