Fruit-Scented Sage
Salvia dorisiana
Pollinators adore, gophers and deer do not. Tall with fragrant fruity-scented leaves, used for making a bracing herbal tea and earning it the moniker of “tutti frutti” sage. It produces fragrant and bright bubblegum-pink flowers in the Winter, which are edible. Also shade tolerant!
Water: Moderate
Hardiness: Frost Hardy
Habit: Herbaceous perennial to 5' tall, though can be pruned to keep shorter
Light: Full Sun to Full Shade
Soil: Rich, well-draining, loamy soil
Origin: Honduras
Additional Characteristics: Edible Flower, Deer Resistant
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