Salvia Common sage 0.3g

🌿💜 Common Sage — Classic Culinary & Medicinal Herb

A timeless garden favourite with beautifully aromatic leaves, perfect for cooking, herbal use, and pollinator-friendly planting.

🌱 Growing Information

Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis
Sowing Method: Direct sow outdoors or transplant seedlings

Sow outdoors: May (V)
Sowing depth: ~1 cm
Plant out seedlings: June (VI) after frost risk
Spacing: 25–30 × 50–60 cm
Position: Full sun ☀️
Soil: Light, well-drained, moderately fertile

💧 Watering

• Water moderately — sage dislikes soggy soil
• Allow soil surface to dry slightly between watering
• Drought tolerant once established 🌞

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Perennial subshrub
✔ Height: 60–70 cm
✔ Harvest Period: May – August (V–VIII)
✔ Highly aromatic silver-green foliage

💜 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Essential herb for cooking 🍽️
✔ Beautiful fragrant foliage
✔ Loved by bees & pollinators 🐝
✔ Easy to grow & drought tolerant
✔ Great for herb gardens and borders

🌸 Growing Tips

• Plant in sunny, sheltered spots
• Avoid heavy, wet soils
• Trim lightly after flowering to keep bushy
• Harvest leaves regularly for fresh growth
• Protect young plants from severe frost

🍽️ Perfect For

🥩 Meat dishes
🍝 Mediterranean cooking
🌿 Herbal teas & remedies
🪴 Herb gardens & containers

📦 Pack Size

0.3 g

🌱 A fragrant kitchen essential that brings beauty, flavour, and pollinator-friendly charm to your garden 💜✨