The Main Plant entry for Culinary Sages (Salvia officinalis)

This database entry exists to show plant data and photos that apply generically to all Culinary Sages.

Common names:
Culinary Sage
Sage
Common Sage
Salvia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9b
Leaves:Glaucous
Other
Flowers:Nocturnal
Flower Color:Lavender
Flower Size:3"-4"
Flower Time:Late fall or early winter
Year Round
Underground structures:Tuber
Uses:Groundcover
Shade Tree
Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Wildlife Attractant:Bees
Butterflies
Resistances:Rabbit Resistant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Leaf
Layering
Pollinators:Birds
Containers:Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:Dioecious
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Narrow leaf sage grown from seed, about 5 months after sowing

Culinary Sages (Salvia officinalis) was a featured
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