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Salvia officinalis

Common Sage (Culinary Sage, Garden Sage)

This popular culinary herb has gray-green, woolly-looking leaves and lilac-blue flowers.

  • »  Sub-shrub, with an upright habit
  • »  Gray-green woolly oblong to ovate leaves, 8 cm long
  • »  Lilac-blue flowers
  • »  A popular culinary herb
  • »  Bloom Time: Early to midsummer

11cm Potted
$10.33
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
Medium
Critter
Deer Resistant
Attributes
Edible
Drought Tolerant
Fragrant
Flowering Time
Summer
Habit
Clumping
Foliage Color
Gray
Green
Landscape uses
Herbal garden
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Salvia officinalis

Frequently used fresh or dried as a seasoning or brewed to make tea. Some of the therapeutic benefits include memory enhancement, hormone stimulant, natural antibiotic, and improved digestion. 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Salvia officinalis

Grows best in an average to dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought tolerant, once established. Wet soils without proper drainage are detrimental to the plant, especially in the winter months, when it is dormant.