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Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor': Variegated Culinary Sage with Pink, White, and Green Leaves

Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' is a stunning cultivar of Common Sage. The leaves are variegated with gray-green, creamy white, and pink/purple tones, especially on new growth. It produces lavender-blue flowers in early summer. It is both ornamental and edible.

Plant Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: officinalis
Cultivar: 'Tricolor'

Grow in full sun with well-drained soil. 'Tricolor' is less vigorous than the species but adds spectacular foliage color to herb gardens and containers.

Salvias: Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten': Culinary Sage with Large Round Leaves; Common Sage 'Aurea' (Salvia officinalis 'Aurea'); Common Sage 'Purpurescens' (Salvia officinalis 'Purpurescens'); Common Sage 'Icterina' (Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'); Common Sage 'Purpurea' (Salvia officinalis 'Purpurea'); Salvia officinalis 'Rosea' – Pink Flowering Garden Sage; Tricolor Sage (Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor'): Variegated Foliage for Herb Gardens and Containers; Common Sage 'Berggarten' (Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'): Broad-Leaved Culinary Sage; Purple Sage 'Purpurescens' (Salvia officinalis 'Purpurescens'): Purple-Leaved Culinary Sage for Ornamental Herb Gardens; Golden Sage (Salvia officinalis 'Aurea'): Chartreuse Foliage for Herb and Ornamental Gardens

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