"White Bedder" mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea) is a perennial plant that is usually grown as an annual in Central Europe. It develops compact, dense tufts that consist of erect, broadly spreading shoots that end with velvety-pubescent, dense, ear-like inflorescences. They grow 85 cm tall. White blooms that develop at the end of summer and bloom until first frosts. Foliage, stems and buds are covered with a meal-like coating that also gave the plant its common name. "White Bedder" mealy sage, as it is also called, perfectly fits into compositions with other sage varieties and other species. It would also thrive in container cultivation.

Mealycup sage is grown from seedlings prepared in a warm interior. Seeds are sown from March to the beginning of April to boxes placed on the windowsill. Seedlings that grow too densely may be pricked out to separate containers. The properly developed seedlings are transplanted to the permanent site in the second half of May, after the risk of spring frosts has passed. Seedlings should be planted in 30 - 40 cm spacings. Plants require sunny sites with fertile, humous, moderately moist soils with neutral reaction. Mealy sage may winter outside in warmer regions, but it would definitely need tight covering as protection against the cold and icy wind.

One package contains 0,2 g of the "White Bedder" mealycup sage seeds, as well as the sow-by date and growing instructions.

• Weight: 0,2 g
• Height: 85 cm
• Use: Ornamental - garden, containers
• Flowering period: end of summer - first autumn frosts
• Growth form: compact, dense tufts
• Flower colour: white
• Vegetation form: perennial, usually grown as annual
• Flower type: velvety-pubescent, dense, ear-like inflorescences
• Site: sunny; fertile, humous, moderately moist soils with neutral reaction