Garden Sage

Salvia officinalis

Garden Sage is both a culinary essential and a beautiful landscape plant — soft, velvety gray-green leaves with a wonderful savory fragrance, topped with purple-blue flower spikes that bees adore. 'Tricolor' has pink, white, and green variegation; 'Purpurascens' has deep purple leaves. It's a Mediterranean herb that thrives in hot, dry conditions.

Hardiness Zones

4-10

Sunlight

Full Sun

Water Needs

Low

Maintenance

Low

Mature Size

1-2 ft H × 2-3 ft W

Growth Rate

Moderate

Bloom Season

Late Spring - Summer

Bloom Color

Purple-blue spikes; gray-green aromatic foliage

Care Guide

Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Very drought tolerant — don't overwater. Harvest regularly to keep compact. Replace every 3-4 years as plants get woody. Can take a hard spring pruning. Roots easily from cuttings. Avoid heavy mulching and wet winter soil.

Landscape Uses

Herb gardensMediterranean gardensBordersEdgingContainer plantingsFragrance gardens

Best Growing Regions

westsouthwestsoutheastnortheastmidwest

Great Companion Plants

RosemarySalvia rosmarinus

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Thyme

Ornamental Grasses

Dianthus

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