Salvia officinalis
Common name: common sage, culinary sage
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Mature height and spread: 2 ft tall
Form: subshrub, bushy, tend to sprawl when they get taller
Water use: low
Soil requirements: well-drained
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: pale, lavender blue flowers in short spikes, showy, very aromatic
Limitations: can’t be in wet soil too long, short lived
Suitable uses: rock gardens, boarders, could pair well with hebes
ID description: wrinkly leaves, grey, about 4 inches long
