types of sage plants
Sage is a diverse and versatile group of plants, enjoyed for their aromatic foliage, showy blooms, and adaptability in New Zealand gardens. Whether you’re an avid cook, a keen gardener, or looking to create a pollinator-friendly landscape, exploring the various types of sage plants opens up a world of colour, fragrance, and form. With so many options—from culinary to ornamental—there’s a sage plant perfectly suited for every garden style or need.
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.
Salvia Santa Barbara (Mexican Sage)
Salvia Santa Barbara, commonly known as Mexican Sage or Mexican Bush Sage, is grown for its rich display of flowers from summer through autumn. It produces long, slender, flower spikes with small, purple flowers which sit neatly above the mid-green foliage. Salvia Santa Barbara typically grows to 1 m tall and 1.5 m wide and performs best on a well-drained, sheltered site in full sun. This Mexican Sage is ideal for herb gardens, mixed plantings, cottage gardens, borders, or container growing.
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