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Salvia officinalis 'Nazareth' (Israeli Sage)

Salvia officinalis 'Nazareth' (Israeli Sage)

£4.90

Aspect:: Full Sun
Soil Type:: Most Types
Soil Type:: Well-Drained
Colour:: Blue

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Plant Overview

An uncommon sage in this country. More scented foliage than the normal green culinary sage, but can be used in the same way.

Tall light-blue flower stalks in summer.

Hardy and evergreen.

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): Israeli Sage

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.

The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.

We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.