Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Salvia officinalis
Common Name: Garden Sage, Common Sage, Culinary Sage
Description | An evergreen aromatic shrub that has been used for medicinal and culinary purpose for centuries. There have been many cultivars from this plant. |
Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-ah)(oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (4)5-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, well drained, resents soggy soil |
Temperature | reported to be hardy to 0 degrees F |
Flowers | flowers found in whorls, 2 lipped, lavender, blue also some pinks and whites |
Leaves | wrinkled gray green leaves, highly aromatic |
Stems | woody-stem, semi-shrubby perennial |
Dimensions | 2 by 2 feet |
Propagation | cuttings |
Native Site | Native of Spain, the Balkans and North Africa |
Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), #98-The Sage Garden (Ann Lovejoy), #147-The Gardeners Guide to growing Salvias (John Sutton) |
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