Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 18"-20"
W: 3'

planting zones

5a-11

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Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' plant details

Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with blue foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen blue
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 18 IN - 20 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
Uses: compact, mounding

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'

USDA Zones: 5a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Salvia officinalis is the common sage of the culinary world and one of the most widely used herbs in western cuisine likely owing to the fact that it hails from the Mediterranean from where many great cuisines were born. It also has ornamental qualities growing as a small, evergreen, mounding shrub up to two feet tall and wide with greenish-grey foliage and spikes of light purple flowers in summer. Prune as needed in the spring to retain a compact shape. 'Berggarten' has extra large leaves with good flavour for the kitchen.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

References to medicinal virtues of Salvia officinalis can be found in many herbal books. Branched, evergreen perennial with a height and width of 2'. Handsome blue-gray leaves with a white lower surface and a tidy, formal appearance. Flowers appear sparsely in late spring or summer. Full sun and well-drained soils with moderate summer water. Longer-lived than the species or other cultivars and also less hardy than the type. A good choice for borders that can utilize the neat, gray foliage. Protect from frost and thawing. Hardy to 15F. Northern shores of the Mediterranean.

By: Native Sons

A very ornamental and hardy selection of culinary sage, with rounded silvery leaves, 'Berggarten' forms 20" mounds and looks striking all season. Do not cut back hard in the fall, as we have found this affects wintering over well. (A few sprigs for cooking is okay.)

By: Avant Gardens

This is a compact variety of the familiar culinary sage. Growing only to about 18” tall, it bears large, oval shaped leaves instead of the narrow, pointy leaves of plain S. officinalis. The new leaves start out a fresh green & become a soft, downy-gray & aromatic with age. They are excellent for any recipe calling for Sage. A shy bloomer, it bears whorls of two-lipped, 1”, purple flowers in short, upright spikes in Spring & early Summer. Attractive to bees & butterflies.