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treehugger said:I grow Salvia elegans in my herb garden. It is not a demanding plant. In the fall vivid red flowers emerge at the tips of the stems. I use the flowers in salads for a juicy pineapple taste. The foliage has a great pineapple scent. Layering the foliage and then a layer of sugar in a sealed jar for a few weeks can flavor sugar and give it a nice pineapple scent. It has overwintered for me when I cut the plant back and place a healthy amount of ground up oak leaves over the root system before the ground freezes. I know your not supose to cover plants until the ground freezes but I find by covering the plants before it keeps them warmer and I have had success with rosemary and stevia overwintering the same way.

@treehugger

I too am amazed that you've been able to overwinter it with putting grounded up oak leaves. How tall is it after you cut the plant? How many inches of the oak leaves?

Good for you!

I usually pot my Pineapple Sage into large containers and just get a new plant the following year, but I'm going to keep in mind your technique.

Hey, did y'all notice that Pineapple Sage was listed at the top of the thread besides Salvia of the Day? Dave said he was going to try and set it up, so that the common name would show up also when it wasn't a "named" salvia.