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Salvia officinalis 'Icterina' (Variegated Culinary Sage)

£4.90
Aspect:
Full Sun
Soil Type:
Most Types
Soil Type:
Well-Drained
Colour:
Blue
Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'

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Plant Details

A variegated form of the common sage. The new foliage is beautifully marbled, primrose, gold and sage-green. Remains all winter. Prefers a sunny spot.

Light blue flowers in early summer.

Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Height: 50cm

The word Salvia comes from salvere, to save. The Romans called culinary Sage "herba sacra", and it was also highly valued by the Chinese as it was thought to prolong life. The Greeks and Romans thought it banished meloncholy. "Eat sage in May and you'll live for aye" was an old country saying, advocating sage sandwiches and sage tea. The Chinese imported sage from western Europe at five times the price we paid for their tea. 

All Salvias like a warm, sunny position in a Well-Drained soil.

Common name(s): Variegated Culinary Sage.

All our plants are supplied in at least 9x10cm pots. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants planted in bigger pots at the same time. We do not sell 'plug plants' because those need to be grown on before planting. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant. We grow everything we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside.

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