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Salvia argentea

Silver Sage

An unusual foliage plant with intense, fuzzy, silver leaves arranged in wide rosettes and accented by the pinkish-white flowers.

  • »  Unusual, rosette-forming perennial
  • »  Ovate to oblong, silver, woolly leaves, 20 cm long
  • »  Pinkish-white, terminal panicles
  • »  Can be a short-lived perennial
  • »  Grown for its unique foliage
  • »  Bloom Time: Mid to late summer

1gal
$20.83
  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:35-40 cm
  • Spread:40-50 cm
  • Bloom Color: Pink
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
Flowering Time
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
Foliage Color
• Silver
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Rock garden
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Salvia argentea

Best grown in an average or dry, well-drained soil, in full sun. They are drought tolerant once established and will not tolerate winter wet. Silver sage is a biennial; foliage develops in the first year, flowers appear in the second. Not a prolific seeder, so it often disappears after the second year.