Salvia officinalis




Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis 

Common Name:  sage 

Family:  Lamiacea 

Distribution/Origin:  Mediterranean 

Leaf/Bud: elliptic, opposite, 2 leafs per node, pubescent 

Flower/Inflorescence: June bloom, blue flower 

Fruit/Seed: nutlet 

Stem/Bark: square stem, woody base 

Size: height .5 ft, spread 1 - 2 ft

Habit: clumping 

Form: mounded, spreading 

Culture: perennial, annual sub-shrub, full sun - partial shade 

Landscape Use:  bedding, herb garden, texture

Notes:  medicinal, culinary