Botanical Name: Common Names:
Salvia officinalis Purpurea Purple Sage, Common Sage,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Herbs & Vegetables Clumping, Upright
Description:
Small evergreen perennial herb with round purple/grey-green aromatic leaves and purple flower spikes in Summer. Perfect for herb gardens and rockeries. Great for adding to salads, casseroles, dips, sauces and many other culinary dishes. Grows approx. 40-60cm tall x 40-60cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Playgrounds, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Generally trouble free, Mites, Powdery Mildew, White Fly
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey, Purple
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High