Purple sage
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'
Common Name: Purple sage
Genus: Salvia
Species: officinalis
Cultivar: 'Purpurascens'
Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Height: 0.80 m (80 cm)
Spread: 1.00 m (100 cm)
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: light fertile moist well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: May to July
- Flower colour: lilac-blue
- Other features: the leaves can be used fresh or dried to make stuffings herb teas and herb butter
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Lilac-blue flowers in early to mid-summer and aromatic red-purple young leaves maturing to grey-green. Purple sage looks stunning planted next to golden oregano in a sunny herb garden. Freshly chopped leaves can be used to make stuffings herb tea and sage butter. A useful and attractive container plant for a sunny site. - Garden care: To encourage a plentiful supply of young red-purple foliage gather the leaves regularly and prune lightly in July after flowering.
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