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Sage Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Salvia officinalis

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

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THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Sage care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Salvia officinalis
Common names
Garden Sage
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Salvia
Species
S. officinalis
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Start growing

Full sun, great drainage. Do not overwater.

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Growing with your kit

‘Heat soak’ in Seeds In A Cup® greenhouse mimics Mediterranean roots.

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Propagation

By seed or cuttings.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

Blooms early summer; purple spikes.

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Growing conditions

Sunny hillsides, alkaline soil.

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Weather & tolerances

Drought tolerant; frost hardy.

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Pests & plant health

Powdery mildew.

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Plant safety

Safe for consumption.

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Botanical features

Woody perennial sub-shrub, pebbly leaves.

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Varieties

‘Purpurascens’, ‘Tricolor’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Traditional meat seasoning

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Native range & distribution

Mediterranean native.

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Conservation

Secure.

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Name origins

Latin ‘salvere’ (to save/heal).

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History

Roman holy herb.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

Your next beginning, in a cup.

Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to sage.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

Questions grow here.

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