| Scientific Name: | Salvia officinalis |
| Common Name: | common sage |
| Family Name: | Lamiaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - northern, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Mounded |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Bedding plant, Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Fragrance, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Herb, Medicinal plant, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Tomentose, Oblong, Ovate, Crenate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Verticillaster, Blue, Purple, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Schizocarp, Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Low perennial; leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic, most blades 4-10cm long x 1.5-2.5cm wide, margin finely crenate, rugose, pubescent, distinct sage scent, green-yellow to medium to grayish-green (cvs. dark green-purple with purple veins or variegated). | |