Sage is a large and varied genus with annual, edible and perennial species. As a perennial you are showered with mid season, long lasting flowers in blues, violets, and purple tones. While it is not the edible kind but you can enjoy a wide range of foliage scents depending on the variety you have. Perennial sage is a popular pollinator and helps encourage bees, hummingbirds and butterflies to visit your garden.
REnew the life of your plants by dividing it every 3-4 years on the Spring.
Perennial Sage
Salvia sp.
- Light Exposure: Sun
- Soil Type: Moist, well draining
- Height: 1-8′, depending on variety
- Width: 8-36″, depending on variety
- Bloom Time: Summer
- Bloom Colour: Violet, purple, blue
- Foliage Colour: Gray, green
- Pests and Disease: Slugs, rot, spittle bugs
- Landscape Uses: Beds, borders
- Special Features: Attractive foliage, fragrant, Fall colour, cut flowers, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, drought tolerant
- Zone: 3-10
Example Varieties:
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- ‘May Night’
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- ‘May Night’
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- ‘Amethyst’
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- ‘Amethyst’
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- ‘Blauhugel’
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- ‘Blauhugel’
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- ‘Ostfriesland’
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- ‘Purple Rain’
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- ‘White Rain’
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- ‘White Rain’
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- ‘May Night’
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- ‘May Night’
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