Salvia farinacea sp. (Mealy Blue Sage) High water use followed by lovely yellow fruit

followed by lovely yellow fruit that often persists into the winter and is quite ornamental

now extinct  Questionable presence (cross-hatched

in shallow limestone soil

It does well in a woodland edge location with well-draining soils

and attracts bees

Salvia farinacea sp. (Mealy Blue Sage) High water use followed by lovely yellow fruitAlso know as Mealycup Sage or Mealy Sage. Despite its delicate look, this Texas native perennial can handle our extreme weather. If trimmed periodically, it comes back refreshed and thicker and reblooms. It is drought, heat, and sun tolerant, and about the only thing it cannot handle is wet feet. Mealy Blue Sage makes an excellent plant for perennial gardens and mass planting, with blooms that attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. AT A GLANCE