Common sage
Salvia officinalis
- Size
- 0.6 m tall, 0.6 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- Edging a bed or a path
- Bees and butterflies
- In a pot
- Silver leaves
- Takes a dry spell
- Scented
Safety
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.6 m tall, 0.6 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry, medium
- Soil
- sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- 6 to 8
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
- Worth knowing
- Edible
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Lists it is on
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Plants for pots8 plantsFor a terrace or a balcony, where the soil ends at the wall of the pot and water goes twice as fast.
