Common sage – Salvia officinalis
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The sage of cooks and herbal teas: grey-green evergreen foliage, velvety and very aromatic. One of the few hardy sages, it spends the winter outdoors.
Common sage forms a small upright shrub with velvety grey-green leaves. In June, it is covered with spikes of small lilac-blue flowers, much visited by pollinators.
- Botanical name: Salvia officinalis
- Foliage: evergreen, grey-green, velvety
- Flowering: in June, lilac-blue spikes
- Uses: cooking, herbal teas
- Exposure: sun or partial shade
In the garden
Ordinary, even poor soil, but above all well-drained: it tolerates drought and dislikes standing water in winter. Space plants about 1 m apart. In a pot, allow at least 40 cm in diameter.
The plant you receive
A farm-grown plant raised outdoors at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park: never in a heated greenhouse, fed with organic fertiliser only and grown following permaculture principles.
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The sage of cooks and herbal teas: grey-green evergreen foliage, velvety and very aromatic. One of the few hardy sages, it spends the winter outdoors.