Common Sage is an upright, shrubby perennial growing from 0.5 to 1m in height. Originating from North Africa and the Mediterranean it has grey-green leaves that are useful in the kitchen and produces clusters of pink-white flowers during spring. A number of different leaf and flower colour varieties are available. This plant dislikes humidity and can be grown as an annual in the dry season in the tropics and with a lime dusting in the sub tropics.
Type
Exotic
Maintenance
Medium
Water use
Moderate
Lifecycle
Perennial
Container
Zero
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Foliage
Evergreen
Zones
Moist tropical,
Semi-arid with summer rain,
Moist temperate with hot summers,
Arid interior,
Semi-arid with winter rain,
Moist temperate with warm summers,
Winter rains with dry summers
Soils
Sandy,
Loam,
Clay
Tolerances
Frost,
Wind,
Salt
Regions
Central Highlands Garden,
Yarra Valley Water plants