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Silver Sage

Salvia argentea

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Silver Sage (Salvia argentea) at Tagawa Gardens

Silver Sage in bloom

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Silver Sage (Salvia argentea) at Tagawa Gardens

Silver Sage flowers

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Silver Sage (Salvia argentea) at Tagawa Gardens

Silver Sage foliage

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Height:  18 inches

Spacing:  18 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  5

Other Names:  Perennial Salvia

Ornamental Features

Silver Sage's attractive tomentose oval leaves remain silver in color throughout the season on a plant with a mounded habit of growth.

Landscape Attributes

Silver Sage is a dense herbaceous biennial with a mounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Self-Seeding

Silver Sage is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Silver Sage will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and tends to be biennial, meaning that it puts on vegetative growth the first year, flowers the second, and then dies. However, this species tends to self-seed and will thereby endure for years in the garden if allowed.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This species is not originally from North America.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Edging  Garden 
Applications
Foliage Color  Texture 
Ornamental Features

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