Sage, Fruit

Name: Sage, Fruit

Botanical Name: Salvia dorisiana

Zone: 10-11

Soil: Well drained.

Exposure: Full sun or light shade

Bloom Time and Color: Fuchsia (Red-Purple) Blooms in mid summer to mid fall.

Description: Tender Perennial. Fruit sage is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. The flowers are very fragrant. This tropical looking and smelling sage has the fragrance of a fresh fruit cocktail. Fuzzy leaves and spikes of pink flowers. It is a big grower that benefits from frequent tip pinching during the growing season to prevent legginess.

Care: If not in a frost free area, dig up or grow in containers to bring inside for a Christmas display.