Spanish sage
Salvia lavandulifolia
Ground coverPlacenta
Production
A narrow-leaved Iberian sage for dry, sunny edges — culinary, aromatic and beloved by pollinators. Keep it lean and sunny; it sulks in wet soil.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Rocky
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -12°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Evergreen culinary sage for hot dry sites; prune lightly in spring and avoid cutting into old bare wood.
Watch out for
Becomes woody and sparse with age; do not hard-prune into old wood as it may not resprout.
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