Purple sage plant

Purple sage is an alluring, arid-climate plant that excels in waterwise gardens and xeriscapes. Learn how to grow this desert shrub, now at Gardener’s Path.

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Guide to the Different Types of Sage Plants

Prized for its dusky purple foliage, award-winner Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' (Purple Sage) is a compact, semi-evergreen dwarf shrub or perennial with strongly aromatic, oblong, purple young leaves delicately maturing to silvery-green. In early summer, it sends up whorls of two-lipped, lavender-blue flowers on short, upright flower spikes. Enjoying both ornamental and culinary qualities, Purple Sage is a favorite of many cooks and gardeners for its unique flavor and lovely foliage. It…

The first way to categorize types of sage is by color. The most common type is green, but you can also find purple sage and golden sage. Purple sage has an

It's easy-to-grow & looks just like lavender...plus it needs very little water. Find out more benefits of growing Russian Sage in the garden!

Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family that consists of over 900 species. Some salvia plants, like common garden sage (Salvia officinalis) and Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), are used as culinary herbs. In contrast, others are considered ornamental salvias prized for the striking blooms and scented foliage.

This guide profiles the prettiest salvias to grow in gardens. Learn about different salvia plants and their care details.

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Last fall I found a good deal on some Meadow Sage plants. I loved that their blooms were a beautiful bright purple color. This spring I discovered that sage is quite a spreader – the plant …

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Salvia Leucophylla - purple sage

Flowering Plant | ... sylvestris (Woodland Sage, Purple Flowering Sage) - Plant Page

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Purple Sage has quite a few features that I need to highlight. Features: 1) Purple Sage is edible and very ornamental! Bonus! 2) The leaves are purple and greenish gray. 3) Purple Sage is relativel…

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Cleveland sage’s lovely silver foliage is among the most fragrant of any salvia, so much so that its dried leaves are often bundled together and used as incense. It’s a cool-season grower, using winter rains to produce whorls of light blue to purple flowers in late spring. This plant needs fast-draining soil to endure the high monsoon humidity and low night temperatures of low desert areas.

Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.

salvia pachyphylla giant purple sage

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