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Sage (Salvia officinalis) is an aromatic, semi-woody perennial shrub that is an incredible addition to your garden or windowsill herb collection.This plant has a strong fragrance that keeps pests ...
Salvia officinalis, the common sage or sage, is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region , though it has been naturalized in many places throughout the world.
Salvia pachyphylla, called giant-flowered purple sage, blue sage, etc., a shrub native to California and bordering areas, is used in xeriscaping in colder regions. Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' is the purplish-leaved variety (or group of varieties) of common sage.
Salvia (/ ˈ s æ l v i ə /) [3] is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. [4] [5] [6] Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. [4]
Salvia officinalis, common sage, a small evergreen subshrub used as a culinary herb; Salvia, a large genus commonly referred to as sages, containing the common sage; Teucrium scorodonia, wood sage, a herb used for flavouring beverages; Lamiaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family
This upright Salvia, appropriate for formal landscapes, butterfly gardens and container cultivation, also features aromatic foliage.
Also called English, Garden, and True sage oil. Made by steam distillation of Salvia officinalis partially dried leaves. Yields range from 0.5 to 1.0%. A colorless to yellow liquid with a warm camphoraceous, thujone-like odor and sharp and bitter taste. The main components of the oil are thujone (50%), camphor, pinene, and cineol.
The naming of distinct Salvia species has undergone regular revision, with many species being renamed, merged, and reclassified over the years. Salvia officinalis (common sage), for example, has been cultivated for thousands of years, yet has been named and described under six different scientific names since 1940 alone. At one time there were ...