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
$12.00
Mature Plant Size: 18-24″x18-24″
Lyrical White Salvia is a compact mealy-cup sage (Salvia farinacea type) producing dense, upright spikes of pure white flowers over a long bloom season, contrasting nicely with the more common blue-and-purple mealy-cup sage varieties.
At Flying Rabbit Farm, our Lyrical White Salvia transplants are grown for compact form and long bloom season suited to Austin borders and pollinator beds.
2 in stock
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 half in mid-summer if it becomes leggy
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
Grown as a reliable warm-season annual in most Austin gardens, though it may return as a short-lived perennial in a mild winter
Best planting window; establishes before summer heat
Continuous bloom through summer heat with regular deadheading
Second good planting window
Typically killed by a hard freeze; grown as an annual
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
12-18 inches 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.
