Salvia argentea 
(Silver Sage)

Origin:  Mediterranean
Family:  Lamiaceae  (Mint)
Light:  Full sun
Height:  1-3'
Spacing:  2'
Blooms:  Showy, white with pink/yellow tinge, on long calendra-like stalk, gray calyces, early Fall, late Spring
Foliage:  Exquisite, deciduous, large, wooly, soft, basal rosette, silver when young then turns green after flowering
Soil:  Well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral, mildly alkaline drought tolerant when established
Water:  Regular-low
Uses:  Foliage, xeriscaping, hummingbird garden, butterfly garden, rock garden, cottage, groundcover, cut flowers, Summer interest, Fall interest
Propagation:  Seeds/ division (In Spring)

Comments:  Salvia argentea or Silver Sage is a biennial or short-lived perennial plant with a fast, clumping, low growth habit.  It is a native of the Mediterraneans and is a member of the Mint family.  In late Spring or early Summer, Salvia argentea produces white flowers, followed later by seeds.  Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies are magnetized by the nectar-rich flowers.  White Sage has interesting deciduous, fuzzy, basal rosette leaves which appear silver initially then turns to gray-green after flowering.  Salvia argentea is easily propagated from seeds or divisions.  It performs best in well-drained, acidic to alkaline soil in a sunny environment.  White Sage is low maintenance and tolerates drought, hence great for xeriscaping.  Salvia argentea loves heat and humidity.  It makes an exquisite foliage plant.  Its could be a perennial if spent flowers are deadheaded after flowering.  Mass plant for a terrific visual effect in raised beds or border; this prevents stem rot in Winter.  White Sage looks pleasing in rock gardens or grow them under taller shrubs or trees as lovely groundcovers. Grow in raised bed to prevent rot in Winter.  Plant along walkways for a pleasing close-up view.  This wooly plant is adorable and it makes you want to cuddle it.  In the Fall at a time when most perennials have been leveled to the ground by frost, Salvia argentea is a welcoming sight when the gray-green foliage reverts back to silver.  White Sage is a fabulous show stopper in the Summer and Fall landscape

USDA Zones:  5-10

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Image of butterfly and hummingbird attractor, Salvia argentea or Silver Sage