 | | | Perennials for Sun or Part Shade: Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Evergreen bushy shrub, useful culinary herb, racemes of pretty blue-purple flowers. Historically many medicinal uses, including using the tea or cordial for a sore throat, which we can recommend. It makes delicious honey too.
Varieties:
officinalis 'Icterina': golden sage, RHS AGM
officinalis 'Purpurascens': purple sage, RHS AGM
Flowers: July - September
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, birds
Soil type: Fertile, moist or well drained
Supplier: Burncoose Nurseries
We donate half of our profit on sales of this product to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Please note: there is a minimum purchase of 3 of each variety and a minimum overall order size of £50.
Our nectar and pollen plants have been chosen in association with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, British Beekeepers’ Association and Butterfly Conservation, who benefit from any sales. Please also see our wildflower and grass seed mixes, which include a Bumblebee mix, Pollen and Nectar Mix and Butterfly and Moth Wildflower Mix. We sell a number of plants in this section which provide important late and early nectar and pollen, for which also see our bulbs and non-native trees.
For butterflies, although you will find some nectar plants in this section which are also food plants for caterpillars, you will find many more in wildflower plugs, wildflower seeds, and native trees and shrubs.
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