garden sage "Icterina"

National titles: garden sage "Icterina" common sage "Icterina"
Latin names: Salvia officinalis "Icterina"
Description
Medium-sized, upright, bushy evergreen perennial with partially woody stems (H 60-90 cm, W 60-90 cm). Stems 4-sided (quadrangular) in cross-section,softly hairy, highly branched. Leaves elongate ovate (5-8 cm), rough, variegated, dark grey-green, with an unevenly narrow, butter yellow margin, and spots of light green and butter yellow. Flowers in upright spikes, two-lipped (0,8-1 cm), light blue to light violet-blue. Flowering period: June-August. Attracts butterflies and bees. Easily withstands heat and drought, needs well-drained, partly sandy soils and plenty of sun.
Sunny shady position

Plants for destinctively sunny sites need and tolerate a lot of direct sun radiation (eg. roses, even more spurge (euphorbia myrsinites) , sea buckthorn, sedum, most of rock-garden plants, cactuses etc). Mostly, but not necessarily, these plants can also tolerate drought. Roses need more water and noursihments and rich, deep, fetile soil, while white stonecrop survives more weeks in dry soil without rain or watering and can grow normally in poor, sandy soil as well.

Conifer deciduous tree with plant

Herbaceous plants are not woody. Their stems are soft, usually remaining green. With some herabceous older stems may harden and look like woody stems (e. g. bamboo).

Deciduous evergreen plant partially true

Leaves or needles remain on the plant for several consecutive years, usually 2 to 5 years. Our descriptions contain the word evergreen.

Presumed strength

Plant can in otherwise appropriate environment survive cold down to - 23 °C.

Soil humidity

Porous or dry soils are normally light and loose, there is no stagnant water but relatively quickly flows in deeper layers; such ground are more airy and warmer, yet drier and usually contain less humus and for such undergrowth it is often to for drought to appear (e. g. rockgardens, walls, by paths and roads, on gravel, also on gravel surface in towns and close to buildings ...), plants of such undergrowth need well-drained soil, they tolerate drought but cannot tolerate constant moisture or even flooding.

Growth shape

Herbaceous, not woody plant. Stems and leaves may be evergreen or deciduous - thus regrowing every spring. Perennials may blossom consecutively for several years. Some perennials develop special underground organs - bulbs, corms or rootstocks and these species are treated separetelly, not with geophyte and tuberous plants.

Motley leaf

Variegated leaves show patterns of different colours, mostly white or yellow pattern on green base. Patterns can appear in forms of stripes, dots, patches, trims, uneven shapes, or colour is splashed over leaf surface; different colour patterns may have sharp borderlines or change softly one to another. Colour intensivity and needle/leaves patterns formation on certain plant may vary greatly according to general plant health and condition, age, maintanance (trimming and care); other factors such as weather, microclimate, sun or shade, presence of plant nutrients and water may also affect greatly on leaf colour. Colouring and patterns on leaves may be affected - changed - by the age of certain leaf or twig and through seasons.

Salvia off. 'Icterina' C1,5/P14 ITAL. HERBS
SKU W.2663946
Courier
Delivery date: expected up to 7 days after receiving the goods
Delivery: 26. 09. 2024 - 30. 03. 2025
Partner stock:
Informational stock: 3960
4.71 € /PART
4.30 € Excluding tax
Products specifications
Attribute name Attribute value
Basic leaf / needles colour
 
Rastlin na m2 5-7
Width of growth width up to 1 m
Jesenska barvitost Ne
Deciduous / Evergreen evergreen perennial
Basic leaf colour
 
Hibernation winter hardy -18 to -23 °C
Honey Plants yes
Height of growth perennials medium - 0,6 to 1,2 m
Blossom season/time June-August
Position/Location Sun
Fruit blossom period/season ne
Plant Type Herbaceous plant
Durability No
Moisture/Humidity dry soil
Fruit edibility no

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