Tricolor sage
Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Sizeup to 18 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Lavender-blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tricolor' sage (Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor') is a perennial for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a mounding, evergreen clump up to 18 inches tall. Its fragrant leaves stay on the plant all year, and lavender-blue flowers draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Pairs well with Munstead lavender, Creeping thyme, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.