Salvia officinalis

Purple Sage

Salvie, sage

Blooming sage in the garden, close-up. Sage plant. Salvia Officinalis.

Award-winner Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' (Purple Sage) is a favorite of many cooks and gardeners for its unique flavor and lovely foliage. 'Purpurascens' is a compact, semi-evergreen dwarf shrub or perennial with strongly aromatic, oblong, purple young leaves delicately maturing to silvery-green. In early to mid summer, it sends up whorls of two-lipped, lavender-blue flowers upright spikes. Enjoying both ornamental and culinary qualities, this plant makes a perfect foil for all silver…

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Sage 'Berggarten' The grey-green foliage is larger and rounder than the usual type, forming a low evergreen mound. Spikes of violet-blue flowers appear in early summer. Excellent in mixed containers. May be wintered indoors in cold regions. Leaves may be used in cooking just the same as green-leaved Common Sage. Flowers are attractive to butterflies

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Salvia bergartten

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Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.

Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family that consists of over 900 species. Some salvia plants, like common garden sage (Salvia officinalis) and Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), are used as culinary herbs. In contrast, others are considered ornamental salvias prized for the striking blooms and scented foliage.

Botanical Name: Salvia Officinalis. Other Common Names: Common, garden, kitchen or dalmation sage, salie and salvia Habitat: The plant is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region but has been naturalized to other warmer temperate climates, including North America. Garden sage (Salvia Officinalis) prospers in an alkaline soil in full sun. It is commonly found in dry banks and rocky soil. It is quite simple to grow garden sage from seeds which are usually easy to come by. Plant…

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Find Tricolor Sage (Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor') in Peoria Morton Bartonville Pekin Illinois IL at Hoerr Nursery (Common Sage, Culinary Sage)

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