Baby sage / autumn sage

Baby sage / autumn sage
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pet safety

Not known yet. Check before letting pets near.

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Take 8cm non-flowering shoots early in the morning.
  2. Trim below a leaf joint, remove the lower leaves and insert round the edge of a pot of gritty compost.
  3. Cover loosely, keep out of direct sun; rooted in 3–4 weeks.

Salvia microphylla is a bushy evergreen shrub with light green, aromatic, oval leaves and deep red flowers in late summer and autumn. It grows best in full sun with shelter from cold winds and may need protection from excessive winter wet.

Sun: Full sun.

Soil: Chalk, loam or sand; acid, alkaline or neutral pH..

Hardiness: H4 — down to −10°C.