Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’ (v)
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Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’ (v), Gold Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Light blue flowers. Highly aromatic, finely veined, variegated gold, green and grey, textured leaves. Bushy spreading habit. Culinary; flowers and leaves are edible. Use leaves with rice, vegetables and meat dishes.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: 60cm
• Spread: 60cm
Gold Sage can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Sand, Chalk, Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Light Blue
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: Overuse of sage can have potentially toxic effects.
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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