| Description | Silver Sage (Salvia argentea) is a short lived perennial forming a basal mound of silver, woolly, leaves. A good plant for a full sun, hot dry site. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-uh)(ar-JEN-tee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | needs well drained sharp soil |
| Temperature | Survives down to -12 degrees C or less |
| Flowers | white, bore on branching stalks, many find the flowers distracting from the silvery foliage |
| Leaves | rosette of silver white leaves, woolly and wedge shaped |
| Dimensions | In optimum growing conditions it can reach 3 feet across with a height of 1 foot. May never reach this size in zone #5. |
| Maintenance | will reseed |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Europe from Portugal to Bulgaria. |
| Misc Facts | The species name argentea refers to the silvery foliage. AKA:, Silver Salvia, Silver Clary |
| Notes & Reference | #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods), #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch) |
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