Silver Sage

Salvia argentea

  • Unusual rosette-forming perennial
  • Ovate to oblong silver woolly leaves, 20 cm long
  • Pinkish-white terminal panicles
  • Can be a short-lived perennial
  • Grown for its unique foliage
  • Bloom Time: Mid to late summer

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Pink

HEIGHT:
35-40 cm

SPREAD:
40-50 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Best grown in an average or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought-tolerant once established, and will not tolerate winter wet. Silver sage is a biennial; foliage develops in the first year, flowers appear in the second. Not a prolific seeder, so it often disappears after the second year. 

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
HABIT:
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Silver
LANDSCAPE USES:
Border/edging