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Garden or Common Sage

Common name: Garden or Common Sage
Botanical name: Salvia officinalis

This shrubby perennial will grow 1'-3' tall and 1'-2.5' wide. It has gray green, aromatic, wrinkled leaves that are white and hairy underneath and clusters of bluish purple, pink or white (depending on cultivar) flowers that bloom in late spring and summer. Sage tolerates full sun but prefers afternoon shade in hot areas. It needs well draining, dry soil. Leaves are considered for medicinal and culinary uses. Butterflies love this plant.

Garden or Common Sage

Common name: Garden or Common Sage
Botanical name: Salvia officinalis

This shrubby perennial will grow 1'-3' tall and 1'-2.5' wide. It has gray green, aromatic, wrinkled leaves that are white and hairy underneath and clusters of bluish purple, pink or white (depending on cultivar) flowers that bloom in late spring and summer. Sage tolerates full sun but prefers afternoon shade in hot areas. It needs well draining, dry soil. Leaves are considered for medicinal and culinary uses. Butterflies love this plant.