Icterina sage
Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Purplish blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Icterina' sage (Salvia officinalis 'Icterina') is a perennial for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It forms a mounding clump of fragrant evergreen leaves, and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the purplish blue flowers. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Creeping thyme, Blue fescue, and Catnip.