Salvia, Common Sage, Culinary Sage, Garden Sage 'Purpurescens'

Salviaofficinalis

Family
Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)
Species
officinalis (oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss)
Synonym
Spacing
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Sun Exposure
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Danger
Full Sun
Bloom Color
N/A
Bloom Time
Light Blue
Lavender
Foliage
Late Spring/Early Summer
Other Details
Other details
Evergreen
Shiny/Glossy
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
Soil pH requirements
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Patent Information
Foliage Color
Bloom Characteristics
Water Requirements
Herbs
Where to Grow
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Merced, California

Montrose, Colorado

Rockledge, Florida

Dacula, Georgia

Clarksville, Indiana

Aztec, New Mexico

Huntsville, Texas

Clinton, Washington

Freeland, Washington

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Gardener's Notes:

3
positives
1
neutral
0
negative
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G
Aztec, NM | June 2020 | positive

This salvia surprises me every spring. It loses all its leaves by February, looks like twigs, then suddenly it’s sprouting new growth a...Read More

J
Logansport, IN | November 2012 | positive

Planted in my scree in 2011, this came through the extraordinarily mild winter of 2012 without even shedding its leaves. As with the Tri...Read More

P
Deal, NJ (Zone 7a) | April 2005 | positive

A joy to behold wonderful in the flower or herb garden true purple softy velvety leaves look nice on bushy plants and remain colorful a...Read More

B
B
Baa
| May 2002 | neutral

Purple Sage has received the RHS Award for Garden Merit.

The young leaves of this variety are purple, they go very dark gr...Read More

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