Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
— Plant Nursery · Texas-Grown
Price range: $4.00 through $12.00
Mature Plant Size: 3’x3′
Henry Duelberg Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’) is a Texas Superstar-recognized mealy-cup sage with tall, dense spikes of true blue flowers over a long bloom season, offering better heat and humidity tolerance than standard blue salvia.
At Flying Rabbit Farm, our Henry Duelberg Blue Sage transplants are grown for sturdy, upright form and extended bloom suited to Austin’s long, hot summer.
Low water needs once established
Drought tolerant; established plants need little supplemental water beyond rainfall
Little to no fertilizer needed
Deadhead spent flower spikes to encourage continuous rebloom
Cut back by about a third in late winter to renew growth
Generally pest- and disease-free
Root rot in poorly draining or overwatered soil
A low-water, low-maintenance choice well suited to Austin’s alkaline clay soils once established
A Texas Superstar-recognized perennial bred specifically for better performance in Central Texas heat and humidity than standard blue salvia
Best planting window; establishes before summer heat
Continuous bloom through summer heat with minimal water
Second good planting window
Dies back to the ground in a hard freeze but is reliably root-hardy in Zone 8b
Fall or spring, avoiding the height of summer heat and hard freezes
Ideal soil temperatures: 60-85 F
Full sun
Minimum 6-8 hours daily
2-3 feet apart
Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, or alkaline soils
pH 6.5-8.5
Water deeply at transplanting
Water regularly for the first growing season to establish roots, then reduce
Salvia is generally considered non-toxic to:
Not listed as toxic by the ASPCA.
