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| Name |
Sage |
| Price |
£ 2.80 / each |
| Colours | green, purple, variegated, gold |
| Size | Height: 60-90cm/24-36inches
Spread: 100cm/39inches |
| Aspect | Needs a sunny site |
| Care | Sage needds a well drained, poor soil that is preferably alkaline. Prune in spring. Please note the green leaved type is hardier than the variegated, purple, and golden leaved varieties, which look lovely but may not survive the winter. |
| Uses | -a kitchen essential
-can be grown in containers as part of a patio kitchen
-looks great in mixed beds/borders
-low maintenance |
| Description | Sage is an easy to grow, low maintenance plant, originally from the Mediterranean. It is wonderful for cooking (seasons poultry, stuffing, pork sausages, lamb and some vegetables). Sage tea is also very good for you. It has antiseptic properties. On top of this, its attractive foliage (and small flower spikes) make it a welcome addition to beds/borders. |
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