Sage Herb & Flower

How to grow Sage from seeds
Sage has many herbal uses, but can also be grown for beautiful flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. If using as an herb, try Salvia officinalis (Sage herb), which produces broader leaves than the flowering salvias.

How to grow Sage Flowers

All sage flower seed species benefit from being started indoors, but they grow fairly reliably

if sown outdoors in warm soil where summers are hot.

Plant sage seeds outdoors after frost danger has passed and prepare soil by weeding it and loosening it

Lightly rake seeds into the soil and keep the seeds and young seedlings moist until well- established

If you want to save your seeds for spring, start these seeds indoors 10 weeks before last frost.
 Sow in starter trays, press the seed into the soil and do not cover. Sage needs light to germinate. When the frost season has passed, transplant the seedlings into the garden 12 - 18 inches apart in a sunny location

Give them plenty of water in dry weather

Seeds will fall into the soil and germinate
continuously all year except during freezing
temperatures