Seed Savers Exchange Herb, Green Culinary Sage

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SKU: 1252
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Seed Savers Exchange

Herb, Green Culinary Sage

Salvia officinalis

  • Perennial in zones 5-10
  • Plants grow up to 2 feet tall
  • Grey-green leaves with mauve flowers
  • Savory, slightly peppery flavor
  • Packet of 100 Seeds

(Salvia officinalis) Classic culinary herb for flavoring meat, cheese, and bean dishes. Good for laying on the grill and flavoring meat with its smoke. Attractive grey-green shrubby plant with beautiful mauve flowers. Perennial in zones 5-10.

Learn To Grow It

You can sow seeds indoors or directly into the soil in mild areas starting around mid-spring.

Space your plants or seeds 6-8 inches apart in well fertilized soil. Plant your seeds 1/4-3/4 in. deep.

This is a "cut-and-come-again" plant so you can harvest leaves as they mature. Keep the leaves well watered and cool.

 

Mulching the soil around this crop can help protect the plant and keep roots cool and moist. In frost-free zones, this crop can be grow throughout the fall and winter.