Sage Kubanets planting and care in the open field

Sage, aka salvia, is another excellent representative of ornamental and medicinal plants. It belongs to the glorious genus of lamines, which gave rise to many beautiful and useful flowers. I love its beautiful, narrow foliage and blue flowers. After articles by one author about sage, I wanted to learn as much as possible about such a familiar and beautiful plant. It turned out that the shapes and colors of sage are different: from the usual to the most outlandish and extraordinary. There are 700 different sage species in the world.

Sage is a perennial, but there are both annual and biennial species. Sage inflorescences are collected in panicles or spikelets. Stems are erect, can branch and reach a length of 120 cm.

Sage is an excellent helper in cooking and medicine. In ancient Rome, it was used in the treatment of many diseases, today it is just as relevant.

Planting sage

Most species of salvia officinalis like soils of normal acidity (5.5-6.5 pH). Plant sage in a well-lit area. It will grow better on light, fertile soils. Loamy soils are well suited for this.

To enrich the soil before planting sage, humus or compost, as well as phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, are introduced in the fall for digging. At the onset of spring, the soil is leveled and broken with a rake, after which nitrogen fertilizers are also introduced.

Sage has been growing in its place for over 8 years. This culture grows well, so the seedling method can not be used, but sow seeds directly into the ground in early spring (March - early April, using film) or in the fall under the snow. It does not matter if you are delayed with planting, you can sow in May, then a film shelter for seedlings is not needed. At the same time, stratification and any other measures for germinating seeds are not required. You can arrange a ridge for sage, make a groove and seal the seeds to a depth of no more than 2 cm.Sage grows as a bush, so it is better to leave about 30 cm between the plants, and take about 50 cm between the rows.

It is not worth sowing sage after relatives from the lamb family. The precursors of sage can be potatoes, cabbage, onions, legumes.

Sage care

Pruning. In the second year after planting, like many spicy herbs with dense inflorescences, sage is renewed by cutting (10 cm from the soil surface).

Watering. Sage tolerates drought well, but it needs moisture to keep the greens juicy and tender. Otherwise, the leaves will simply become very tough. But it is not worth pouring, he does not like this.

Fertilization. In the spring before flowering, fertilizing with nitrogen mineral fertilizers is carried out, in the fall, after the plant is cut off and prepares for winter, many gardeners carry out fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers in accordance with the norms on the package.

Sage picking

It is customary to use and harvest sage during its flowering period. Leaves can be eaten fresh, or they can be harvested for the winter, in bunches or spread out in a dark, warm, ventilated place (in the attic).

Sage species

After the studies carried out by the Novosibirsk Research Station, 12 species resistant to steppe conditions were selected. But they turned out to be so different in their characteristics that they were divided into three groups:

1. Plants of American origin were identified in this group, their habitual environment is subtropics. In their natural environment, such plants live for several years. In the middle lane in winter, the plant dies, therefore it is cultivated as an annual. At least 100 days will pass from germination to flowering. Therefore, the sage of this group is grown mainly by seedlings.

2. This group already includes varieties of Mediterranean sage. In their natural environment, they are perennial, but in our middle lane in the open field they will die in winter, so they have to be grown as annual plants. But it will take about 40 days from germination to flowering. This suggests that you can do without seedlings.

3. The most popular group with us. This group includes sage varieties that winter well in our open field. They are perennials in the temperate zone. This group also includes the Ethiopian sage, which is cultivated as a biennial. The most unaffected studies are Muscat, Marsh and Lavender Salvia.

I would also like to share with the reader photographs of different types of sage.

Salvia sticky

Salvia viridis

Salvia microphylla

Salvia dolomitica 

Sage varieties

Since this article mostly dealt with medicinal sage (vegetable), we will consider varieties that are suitable for different climatic zones and have excellent taste and irreplaceable medicinal properties.

Sage Breeze This variety is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation, it is recommended for consumption fresh and dried (young shoots and foliage), it is used for the preparation of desserts, salads, soups, sauces, meat, fish. Plants of this variety reach about 60 cm in height, with erect shoots and dense foliage. The leaves are pubescent, toothed at the edges. In the second year after planting, the bush of the variety reaches about 280 g. Flowers are violet-blue in color. Seeds are small, brown-black in color.

Sage Aibolit Like the previous variety, it is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation. It is consumed both fresh and dry. The plant is larger than the previous one, 60-120 cm tall. The leaf is dark green, finely toothed along the edge, wrinkled, has strong pubescence. It is customary to use the variety in the second year after planting, after a month from the beginning of the growing season. But it is not as persistent in winter as the previous variety, so in the middle lane it is better to cover it for the winter.

Sage Nectar The variety, included in the State Register of the Russian Federation, is very popular when combined with cheese and in aromatic culinary compositions. Its height is about 100 cm, the stem is erect. Foliage color is light green with pubescence. The flowers are blue-violet.

Sage Patriarch Semko The variety is used dry and fresh; it has been included in the State Register since 2000. The height of this variety is 50-80 cm. Erect, stiff stems at the bottom. Dense foliage up to 10 cm long. At the top of the shoot, the leaves are smaller. The seeds are in the form of a ball, the flowers are blue-violet.

I also recommend another author's excellent article on this wonderful plant.

Today, according to the database of a joint project of two world-famous organizations involved in the systematization and description of plants (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom and the Missouri Botanical Gardens, USA), called The plant list, 986 species of sage grow on the globe ...

Features of the genus

The Latin name for sage is Salvia. It is a perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family. In Russia, it is traditionally divided into salvia and sage. The first are ornamental plants cultivated in annual crops.

Salvia varieties (natural and hybrid) are sold by seed.They are sown for seedlings in February-March in planting boxes. Then there is a picking and planting of seedlings in individual containers. Disembarkation is carried out around the beginning of June, after the threat of return frosts has been removed. Salvia blooms (almost all varieties) from four months of age until the end of the summer season. Decorativeness is created in various shades of colors - from purple to scarlet.

Sage is grown as a perennial plant well known both in Europe and in all other parts of the world. Since it is not difficult to grow sage, it is customary in the gardening of different climatic regions to cultivate their own species, tested by time, medicinal and culinary experience.

Sage: species and cultivation (briefly)

Most often, the plant is associated with medicinal use. Its main type is called medicinal sage (Sālvia officinālis).

Historical use is varied: tinctures are used as an antiseptic for diseases of the gums and teeth, in the form of douching - for female problems, aromatic oils - for respiratory diseases, decoctions - for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Modern pharmaceuticals use Sālvia officinālis as part of a variety of drugs. The cultivation of medicinal sage is within the power of any gardener, its decorative qualities help to decorate summer cottages.

Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) is ubiquitous, often growing as a weed. Its use is associated with a specific aroma of essential oil, reminiscent of the aroma of orange and bergamot. The distillery and culinary industries use it to give products a nutmeg aroma.

Meadow sage (Salvia pratensis) grows on slopes, including stony ones, and is distributed throughout Europe. Its dried leaves are used in cooking as a seasoning for salads, soups, broths. Included in homemade marinade.

Desert sage (Salvia deserta) in Russia grows on the slopes of Altai. Among other wild species, it is of particular value as an outstanding melliferous plant.

Oak sage (Salvia nemorosa) - also Moldavian, it is also Yaylinsky sage. Growing in the country as an ornamental and melliferous plant is associated with some difficulties. The fact is that historically it is cultivated as thermophilic. Intolerance to winters with little snow and susceptibility to freezing are the distinctive qualities of oak sage. Planting and leaving in the open ground in the middle zone of the Russian Federation is not difficult. And shelter before winter is a rather difficult and laborious agrotechnical process for this species.

Sage: planting and care in the open field (general information)

The cultivation of a plant has features associated with the historical origin of each species. Growth area - almost all natural zones. Growing sage on personal plots is interesting from the point of view of obtaining an ornamental fragrant honey plant, which also has medicinal and culinary features.

The fruits of almost all sage varieties are triangular rounded nuts from 1.5 to 3 mm. Sold for gardeners from producers - seed nurseries. Growing sage from seeds is not difficult, even the most inexperienced gardener can handle this (the process technology can be read below). It is much more difficult to preserve this plant for the second and subsequent years in the conditions of little snow and rather severe winters of the middle zone of the Russian Federation.

All types of sage are undemanding to the mechanical composition of the soil: loams with introduced humus and lime are suitable for them. But heavy clay soils with poor water permeability are the reason for sage freezing and rotting in the summer wet period. For the spring planting of the plant, it is enough to prepare the growing area in advance by adding humus humus in the fall, before the sage planting season.

The rules for growing an adult bush dictate a fairly tough approach to the location and distances to other plants.A site for sage should be chosen so that the plant is close to the garden paths. Otherwise, its scent will be unavailable. At the same time, the plant requires shelter for the winter (albeit not the same as for a vine), therefore, it is inappropriate to place it near the house, where paths from snow will be cleared or icicles will melt.

Sage bushes with timely feeding and watering can grow up to a meter in height, their width for the second and subsequent years will increase from half a meter in diameter.

Getting seedlings

Since it is easiest to grow sage from seeds in the middle zone of the Russian Federation by seedling, therefore, the main efforts of the gardener should be focused on these works. It is advisable to start dealing with planting material in February-March. You can read about how to grow sage from seeds by direct planting in the ground below.

Seeds should be soaked in warm water for a day before planting. Then rinse the bag in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection. Seeds prepared in this way can be sown in a seed box, seeding them to a depth of no more than 1.5 mm. Close the box with glass or plastic, place in a warm place (20-25 degrees Celsius). Ventilate periodically, opening for 5-20 minutes, to additionally check for moisture and mold.

In two to three weeks, sprouts will appear. The glass must be removed, the box must be placed in a lighted room. Best of all - next to the radiator, under the windowsill. The temperature for sage should not be lower than 20 degrees Celsius - the plant is thermophilic.

Seedlings with a height of about 1.5-2 cm should be transplanted into cups (peat or paper pots), remembering that the root system of sage is powerful, so it is easy to damage it when planted in the ground if removed from plastic containers.

Planting seedlings in the ground

In early June, grown and hardened seedlings can be planted in the ground. Before that, already from the beginning of May, it can be taken out in the sun. The soil must be prepared in the fall, adding humus and mineral fertilizers to it: the earth should not be acidic. Add peat and sand if necessary.

Plants should be placed at least 25 cm apart. This scheme can be perceived as temporary. In the second year, sage can be transplanted individually along the paths.

Seedling care does not require any special tricks: weeding, watering, once a decade feeding with liquid fertilizers, three times a season with mineral fertilizers. The planted seedlings need to be watered with warm water, you can - warmed in the sun.

Planting in open ground with seeds

Sage cultivation in the country by sowing seeds in open ground should be started in the fall, in October-November. In this case, soil preparation is carried out in September, for digging it is necessary to lay humus, leaf litter, a little sand and peat. The earth should be loose, lumps should be minimal.

Put the seeds in the holes, sprinkle with river sand, a layer of dry humus and spill. Seed germination with this method, according to gardeners, will be no more than 50%. When planting in spring, the land is prepared in the fall; in the spring you need to loosen it, removing the roots of perennial weeds.

Seeds germinate at an average daily soil temperature of about twenty degrees. Such conditions are provided by the end of May, so you need to loosen the site with seeds planted before winter or spring, water and weed from weeds. You can wrap it up with a non-woven fabric - this will serve as a good shelter from night frosts and keep the soil from drying out.

Rare (expensive) sage varieties should not be grown in this way, as well as heat-loving ones, which should be read in the instructions on the seed bag.

Care features

A plant of the first year can bloom under favorable conditions: early powerful seedlings, warm May without recurrent frosts.Although the main task of the gardener for this period is to grow a strong plant for subsequent growth and flowering.

Top dressing should not be excessive. It is enough to do this with liquid fertilizers once every twenty days: manure diluted 1:10, infused herbs of the same concentration, humate prepared according to the instructions. Top dressing with mineral (potassium-phosphorus) fertilizers is desirable in the fall.

Watering the plant is done as needed, it is better to do this in the evening. The soil under it should not be too wet, root rot is possible. In one place, sage grows well from five to six years, after this period the bushes can become huge (with good care) or, conversely, degenerate. The plant can reduce the number of root growth points. And in fact, and in another case, it is better to transplant it.

Preparing for winter and hibernation

Almost all types of sage do not tolerate prolonged frosts with little snow. To prepare the plant for wintering (in time this is the onset of stable cold weather with subzero night temperatures), you need to start with pruning: all shoots are cut to the height of the soil, under the stump. The plant is covered with mulch (dry humus). In this case, all root growth points must be closed. After stable frosts with a temperature of at least 5-6 degrees, sage should be covered with spruce branches or the remains of garden plants.

In winter, be sure to keep an eye on a good snow shelter; in winters with little snow, snow should be added. The shelter in the spring can be removed only after the return frosts are over, do it gradually, carefully monitoring the night temperatures. Delicate young shoots of sage, warmed up in the daytime sun, can freeze at night in sub-zero temperatures.

Breeding methods for sage

The plant you like can be propagated by dividing the bush, vegetatively and by cuttings.

The best time to divide the bush is spring. After the young shoots appear, you need to dig up the sage bush and carefully divide it. If you can't do it with your hands, you can take a sharpened shovel and quickly divide the bush into two (or more) parts. The division can be carried out with disinfected pruners, cutting the root system into pieces.

For vegetative propagation at the beginning of summer, you need to carefully bend a strong shoot to the ground, pin it with a bracket, and sprinkle it with earth. Make sure that the ground covers the bracket. After two months, a developed root system will allow the separation of the new plant from the mother plant.

For grafting, you need to cut off a strong shoot with a blade or scalpel, leave four buds on it. On the upper ones, keep the leaves intact, the fourth goes into the soil. Root in a prepared light planting mixture of humus and perlite to a depth of 8-10 cm, placing the shoot obliquely. Shed. Create a mini-greenhouse by covering the container with the handle with a film. Moisten as needed, ventilate. After a month, the stalk will give good roots.

When planting the plant in the ground, it is not necessary to tighten it, since the sage should take root well by autumn.

When growing sage in the open field, it is necessary to properly organize the planting of the plant and provide regular care for it. With due care, wonderful bushes will become a worthy decoration of any flower garden.

Types and varieties

Sage is a semi-shrub from the Yasnotkovy family up to 75 cm high. The stem is lignified in the root zone. On the shoots, wedge-shaped leaves up to 8 cm long and 1-3 cm wide are densely located. The racemose inflorescences of violet-blue, white or pink color appear in the second year of life, from May to July. There are one-, two- and perennial varieties of sage.

• Medicinal sage (salvia) is the most famous member of the family. It is actively used in cooking and medicine. There are many hybrids of this species. The flowers are purple and the shades of the leaves are varied.There are specimens with reddish, lilac and silvery foliage, some with bright golden-white spots.
• Clary sage attracts with its rich taste and smell, as well as large light purple inflorescences. It is used to brew aromatic tea, used in bouquets.
• The pineapple variety is an autumn plant with a fruity taste and scarlet flowers, which is transferred to a room with a positive temperature in winter. It is used to make herbal tea.
• Oak sage (summer) is a perennial with fragrant leaves and dark purple flowers that delight from late spring to early summer. If you prune the bush at soil level in early August, it will bloom again in September. Hardy and durable plant with vigorous growth.
• Mealy sage is a dim, fast-growing green species.
• Sage Voznesensky 24 is a plant up to 2 m tall, with large heart-shaped leaves of a dark green color. There are perennial and biennial varieties. Blooms already in the year of planting. The flower has a green calyx, a violet-blue upper lip and a creamy white lower lip.

Sage species can be cross-pollinated if grown side by side. To preserve the specific features, they are planted as far as possible from each other. This is especially true for rare perennial varieties.

Medicinal properties and contraindications

Sage is widely used not only for decorating personal plots. Other beneficial qualities of the flower are known.

• Salvia is used for diseases of the stomach, lungs, liver and kidneys.
• Used for viral, gynecological and skin diseases.
• The plant has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.
• Sage essential oils help fight stress and headaches.
• It is a valuable source for the manufacture of perfumery and cosmetic products.
• A fragrant spice with a tart taste is used in cooking.
• Sage is a wonderful honey plant. The honey collected from the plantations of this plant has a pleasant aroma and golden color.

Sage should not be used for pregnant and lactating women, for breast cancer and acute inflammatory processes in the kidneys. Hypertensive patients should use salvia with caution, as it can increase blood pressure. You should not use sage for more than three months without a break: some plant substances accumulate in the body and can cause poisoning.

How does sage breed?

There are 4 main ways of plant propagation: seeds, shoots, dividing the bush and layering.

• Seeds.

This is the most popular method. In February or March, seeds are placed in the prepared nutrient substrate. Planting is watered regularly. After about a decade, the first shoots appear. Seedlings dive at three weeks of age. When the weather is warm, young plants are transferred outside, to a permanent growing area.

You can sow seeds directly into open ground by first soaking them in a growth promoter. In May, seeds are introduced into the prepared soil to a depth of 3 cm. The distance between adjacent specimens is at least 30 cm, row spacing is at least 50 cm. The first shoots appear in about 2-3 weeks. The land in the area with young growth is regularly moistened, preventing the soil from drying out.

• Shoots.

From semi-lignified shoots, shoots about 15 cm long are cut. The cuttings are placed in water so that roots appear. After two weeks, newly formed plants are planted in the ground.

• Dividing the bush and layering.

In early spring or late summer, you can plant an overgrown bush, separating the adventitious processes. Cutting is obtained by bending a branch of a growing flower to the soil. It is fixed with a wire at a distance of about 10 cm from the top. In less than a month, the cuttings will take root - and it can be transplanted by cutting it off from the mother liquor.

How to plant sage?

Well-lit areas in the garden or in the country are suitable for salvia.The more light and heat a plant receives, the better it develops. Light, fertile soil with normal acidity and no stagnant moisture - ideal soil for all types of sage. In clay soil, additional sand and humus are added to provide the roots with good aeration. Good precursors for sage are cabbage, legumes, potatoes, and onions.

When sage is sown in open ground in March-April, the plantings are covered with foil. If the work is carried out in May, additional shelters will not be required.

Salvia can be planted before winter. In this case, the seeds are placed in prepared soil in early October or mid-November, depending on climatic conditions and weather. The planting depth is 4 cm, the row spacing is about 50 cm, the distance between the plants is about 20 cm. The sowing time is chosen so that seedlings do not appear before the onset of cold weather. In the spring, too thick plantings with young plants are thinned out, "extra" plants can be transplanted to another place.

The distance between the bushes is indicated in the instructions on the seed bag. Sage has a powerful root system, the interval between adjacent specimens should be at least 30-40 cm.

Growing features

The main types of work on the site with sage are familiar to any summer resident.

• Regular watering.

The flower is drought-resistant, does not like waterlogging. Young plantings are often moistened, preventing the soil from drying out. Adult bushes are watered less often, taking into account weather conditions, planting density, soil composition and plant condition.

• Timely loosening.

This type of garden care is carried out after every watering or heavy rain. Take care not to damage the root system. If, during loosening on large specimens, large shoots are accidentally separated, they can be used to propagate the bush.

• Weed control.

The process is carried out after watering, while loosening the soil.

• Protection against diseases and pests.

Sage plantings are regularly inspected in order to notice the problem in time.

• Top dressing.

At the beginning of the growing season, mineral and nitrogen fertilizers are applied, and in the fall, potassium-phosphorus fertilizing is carried out according to the instructions. Take about 13 g of ammonium sulfate, about 23 g of superphosphate and 9 g of potassium salt per square meter of planting.

• Pruning bushes and removing damaged parts.

Perennial varieties are shortened. Over time, the bushes "go bald" and lose their decorative appearance. Cutting is done in spring and autumn, leaving sprouts 10 cm long. After pruning, young shoots are formed on the flower, the plant renews itself and becomes attractive again.

On all varieties, diseased, damaged and dry parts are removed. It is recommended to replant sage bushes about once every five years; some varieties can stay in one place for 7-8 years without any problems.

Sage is a thermophilic plant. In regions with cold winters, it is grown as a one- or biennial. In warm climates, salvia grows outdoors for many years. In a snowless winter with low temperature readings, the flower freezes out, therefore, it necessarily requires shelter in the cold season. In autumn, fallen leaves are even placed on frost-resistant varieties.

Pests and diseases

Parasites rarely bother sage because it has insecticidal properties. On too dense plantings, slugs, thrips or spider mites may appear.

To combat pests, you can use folk methods.

• steam 100 g of onion husks in 5 liters of water and add 10 g of soap. When the mixture has cooled, spray the plant.
• Finely chop the garlic (2 heads), pour in a liter of water and leave in the dark for a week. Before use, dilute with water (1: 1) and throw in 4 g of crushed laundry soap. Spray.

With excessive moisture, mildew may appear on the plant. Sharp changes in temperature during the day with high humidity, a prolonged cool spring are the cause of damage by various types of rot.On dense plantings at moderate temperatures and high humidity, rust sometimes develops - brown spots appear on the underside of the leaves. With a strong defeat, leaves fall off, the stems dry out.

When infected, the planting is treated with fungicides according to the instructions. The best way to avoid problems is to create optimal growing conditions for the plant.

If the site has been treated with chemicals, and sage is used for food, be sure to observe the waiting period indicated on the package with the drugs.

Sage is very attractive for garden cultivation. Numerous varieties will allow you to choose a flower for every taste, and the medicinal and cosmetic properties significantly expand the scope of the plant.

Sage, aka salvia, is another excellent representative of ornamental and medicinal plants. It belongs to the glorious genus of lamines, which gave rise to many beautiful and useful flowers. I love its beautiful, narrow foliage and blue flowers. After articles by one author about sage, I wanted to learn as much as possible about such a familiar and beautiful plant. It turned out that the shapes and colors of sage are different: from the usual to the most outlandish and extraordinary. There are 700 different sage species in the world.

 
Sage is a perennial, but there are both annual and biennial species. Sage inflorescences are collected in panicles or spikelets. Stems are erect, can branch and reach a length of 120 cm.

Sage is an excellent helper in cooking and medicine. In ancient Rome, it was used in the treatment of many diseases, today it is just as relevant.

Planting sage

Most species of salvia officinalis like soils of normal acidity (5.5-6.5 pH). Plant sage in a well-lit area. It will grow better on light, fertile soils. Loamy soils are well suited for this.

To enrich the soil before planting sage, humus or compost, as well as phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, are introduced in the fall for digging. At the onset of spring, the soil is leveled and broken with a rake, after which nitrogen fertilizers are also introduced.

Sage has been growing in its place for over 8 years. This culture grows well, so the seedling method can not be used, but sow seeds directly into the ground in early spring (March - early April, using film) or in the fall under the snow. It does not matter if you are delayed with planting, you can sow in May, then a film shelter for seedlings is not needed. In this case, stratification and any other measures for germinating seeds are not required. You can arrange a ridge for sage, make a groove and seal the seeds to a depth of no more than 2 cm.Sage grows as a bush, so it is better to leave about 30 cm between the plants, and take about 50 cm between the rows.

It is not worth sowing sage after relatives from the lamb family. The precursors of sage can be potatoes, cabbage, onions, legumes.

Sage care

Pruning. In the second year after planting, like many spicy herbs with dense inflorescences, sage is renewed by cutting (10 cm from the soil surface).

Watering. Sage tolerates drought well, but it needs moisture to keep the greens juicy and tender. Otherwise, the leaves will simply become very tough. But it is not worth pouring, he does not like this.

Fertilization. In the spring before flowering, fertilizing with nitrogen mineral fertilizers is carried out, in the fall, after the plant is cut off and prepares for winter, many gardeners carry out fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers in accordance with the norms on the package.

Sage harvest

It is customary to use and harvest sage during its flowering period. Leaves can be eaten fresh, or they can be harvested for the winter, in bunches or spread out in a dark, warm, ventilated place (in the attic).

Sage species

After the studies carried out by the Novosibirsk Research Station, 12 species resistant to steppe conditions were selected.But they turned out to be so different in their characteristics that they were divided into three groups:

1. Plants of American origin were identified in this group, their habitual environment is subtropics. In their natural environment, such plants live for several years. In the middle lane in winter, the plant dies, therefore it is cultivated as an annual. At least 100 days will pass from germination to flowering. Therefore, the sage of this group is grown mainly by seedlings.

2. This group already includes varieties of Mediterranean sage. In their natural environment, they are perennial, but in our middle lane in the open field they will die in winter, so they have to be grown as annual plants. But it will take about 40 days from germination to flowering. This suggests that you can do without seedlings.

3. The most popular group in our country. This group includes sage varieties that winter well in our open field. They are perennials in the temperate zone. This group also includes the Ethiopian sage, which is cultivated as a biennial. The most unaffected studies are Muscat, Marsh and Lavender Salvia.

I would also like to share with the reader photographs of different types of sage.

Salvia sticky

Salvia viridis

Salvia microphylla

Salvia dolomitica 

Sage varieties

Since this article mostly dealt with medicinal sage (vegetable), we will consider varieties that are suitable for different climatic zones and have excellent taste and irreplaceable medicinal properties.

Sage BreezeThis variety is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation, it is recommended for consumption fresh and dried (young shoots and foliage), it is used for the preparation of desserts, salads, soups, sauces, meat, fish. Plants of this variety reach about 60 cm in height, with erect shoots and dense foliage. The leaves are pubescent, toothed at the edges. In the second year after planting, the bush of the variety reaches about 280 g. Flowers are violet-blue in color. Seeds are small, brown-black in color.

Sage AibolitLike the previous variety, it is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation. It is consumed both fresh and dry. The plant is larger than the previous one, 60-120 cm tall. The leaf is dark green, finely toothed along the edge, wrinkled, has strong pubescence. It is customary to use the variety in the second year after planting, after a month from the beginning of the growing season. But it is not as persistent in winter as the previous variety, so in the middle lane it is better to cover it for the winter.

Sage NectarThe variety, included in the State Register of the Russian Federation, is very popular when combined with cheese and in aromatic culinary compositions. Its height is about 100 cm, the stem is erect. Foliage color is light green with pubescence. The flowers are blue-violet.

Sage Patriarch SemkoThe variety is used dry and fresh; it has been included in the State Register since 2000. The height of this variety is 50-80 cm. Erect, stiff stems at the bottom. Dense foliage up to 10 cm long. At the top of the shoot, the leaves are smaller. The seeds are in the form of a ball, the flowers are blue-violet.

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