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SAGE, GARDEN
Salvia officinalis Perennial Height: 18"-24" Light: Sun Soil: Well Drained Soil Color: Blue Symbolism: Esteem |
Category: Perennial Culinary Ornamental Medicine Teas |
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Garden Sage is a hardy perennial with leaves that are pebbly textured that may be green, golden-edged, tricolor, or purple. Plants range from 1 to 2 feet tall. Fresh sage has better flavor than dried. Use in stuffings, or with cheese, egg, or vegetable dishes. Snip off and dry flowering stems of older plants for decorative How To Harvest: When plants are flourishing, but before flowering shoots develop, take stem tip cuttings with several sets of leaves. | |