Salvia officinalis ‘Silver Sabre’

Silver Sabre Sage features beautiful racemes of fragrant violet flowers with purple overtones rising above the foliage from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It’s attractive fragrant narrow leaves are grayish green in color with showy white variegation and tinges of pink. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous pink in the fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and can be pruned at anytime. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies, hummingbirds and bees to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.