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Salvia, Common Sage, Culinary Sage, Garden Sage 'Purpurea'

Salviaofficinalis

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Family

Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)

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Species

officinalis (oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss)

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Height

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Spacing

12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Hardiness

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Sun Exposure

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)

Danger

Full Sun

Bloom Color

N/A

Bloom Time

Dark Blue

Foliage

Mid Summer

Other Details

Other details

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Propagation Methods

Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting

From softwood cuttings

From seed; sow indoors before last frost

From seed; direct sow after last frost

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anelson77

Seattle, WA | May 2009 | positive

I like the purple and silver leaf color. I have had the plant for 4 years, growing in part sun in poor infertile sandy soil that hardly a...Read More

Gabrielle

(Zone 5a) | February 2006 | neutral

Aromatic purple foliage.

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