Common names:
Variegated Golden Sage
Common Sage
Garden Sage
Culinary Sage

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Leaves: Deciduous
Needled
Flowers: Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Russet
Flower Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cooked greens
Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Midges
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Carnivorous
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

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