Salvia officinalis 'Rosea' – Pink Flowering Garden Sage

Salvia officinalis 'Rosea': Ornamental Pink Sage for Herb and Flower Gardens

Salvia officinalis 'Rosea' is a pink-flowered cultivar of common garden sage. While the species is grown primarily for its culinary leaves, 'Rosea' adds ornamental value with its soft pink blooms, bridging herb and flower gardens.

Dual Purpose

• Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
• Genus: Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)
• Species: officinalis (oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss)
• Cultivar: Rosea

Herb Garden Beauty

'Rosea' forms the same woody, shrubby mound as culinary sage—18–24 inches tall with textured, aromatic, gray-green leaves. In early summer, it produces spikes of pale pink to lavender-pink flowers instead of the typical blue-purple. The leaves retain full culinary quality.

This cultivar thrives in full sun, well-drained, even poor soil. It's drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and long-lived. Use it in herb gardens, perennial borders, and cottage gardens where its pink flowers soften the typical sage palette. 'Rosea' proves that culinary herbs can be beautiful too—a pink-flavored sage for the senses.