sage plant nz
If you're looking for a versatile and attractive herb for your New Zealand garden, the sage plant is an excellent choice. Sage has long been a favourite among gardeners for its fragrant foliage, edible leaves, pollinator-friendly flowers, and year-round visual interest. In NZ, the sage plant thrives across most climates, making it a reliable addition to herb gardens, borders, and ornamental beds. Whether you're cultivating sage for culinary use, as an ornamental, or for its resilience and easy care, there's a sage variety to suit every gardener's needs.
Perovskia Blue Spire (Russian Sage Plant)
The Perovskia Blue Spire plant, commonly known as the Russian Sage Plant, is a small shrub grown for its fine foliage and impressive flowers. Masses of tiny, dark blue flowers are borne on upright stems above the foliage through summer and autumn. The foliage comprises white stems which bear fine grey leaves as it grows to 1 m tall and the same wide. Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spire is commonly used in Mediterranean gardens, included in a mixed planting, added to borders, used in coastal gardens, or planted as a lovely backdrop to smaller plants.
Phlomis russeliana (Turkish Sage)
Commonly known as Jerusalem Sage, this is a small shrub grown for both its foliage and flowers. The foliage comprises lush, dark green leaves held on upright stems. These are complemented with showy clusters of pale yellow, “hooded” flowers, which are produced year-round, but predominantly in summer. It grows as a multi-stemmed plant to about 50 cm tall and 70 cm wide, and peforms best when grown in full sun on a well-drained, sheltered site. It is tolerant of dry periods, light frosts, and coastal environments. This variety of Phlomis is commonly added to a mixed planting, included in borders, or included anywhere its year-round beauty can be appreciated.
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