white sage indoor plant White Sage – Pinetree Garden Seeds

white sage indoor plant White Sage – Pinetree Garden SeedsThis is a very aromatic sage with white, felt like foliage. Toss cuttings on the grill to flavor whatever you are cooking or use large stems to add an interesting flavor to shish kabobs. Native Americans burned the plant in ceremonies and made a tea from the leaves. Seeds were toasted and ground for cereal. Germination rate is naturally low. 50 seeds PLANTING Salvia apiana Perennial, zones 6 10 Germination: 10 14 days Seed Planting Depth: 1 8" 1 4"

This is a very aromatic sage with white, felt-like foliage. Toss cuttings on the grill to flavor whatever you are cooking or use large stems to add an interesting flavor to shish-kabobs. Native Americans burned the plant in ceremonies and made a tea from the leaves. Seeds were toasted and ground for cereal. Germination rate is naturally low.    

50 seeds

PLANTING

Salvia apiana

Perennial, zones 6-10

Germination:  10-14 days

Seed Planting Depth: 1/8"-1/4"

Starting Indoors/Outdoors:  Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75 degree soil temperatures. Transplant 12" apart. Sow outdoors in the spring, 1-2" apart, thin to 12" apart. The germination rate is naturally low. 

Light Needs:  Full sun

Soil Needs: Average to sandy and well drained 

Uses: Medicinal, culinary, ornamental, attracts bees and beneficals