Plants by mail order since 1984 - over 4,100 plants online today!
Burncoose Nurseries - part of the Caerhays Estate
Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 08.30 - 16.30 & Sun 10:00 - 16:00
Pop up café: Open Daily (weather permitting) 10:00 - 15:00 & Sunday 11:00 - 15:00
Monday 16th March. We are having emergency works on our phones and internet this morning. We hope to be able to answer your calls and emails very shortly. This does not affect the website and any orders you place. Thank you.
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • or use plant finder
  • SALVIA
    SALVIA
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    <
    SALVIA   SALVIA   SALVIA   SALVIA    Salvia, Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’, Achillea ‘Inca Gold’ and Allium giganteum
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. Achillea ‘Inca Gold’, Helenium ‘Ruby Tuesday’ and Salvia
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. Achillea ‘Inca Gold’, Helenium ‘Ruby Tuesday’ and Salvia
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. Agastache ‘Red Fortune’, Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’, Salvia and Phlomis russeliana
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    >

    SALVIA

    Commonly known as Sage

    In the mint family. Very large genus of about 900 species of annuals, biennials, herbaceous and evergreen perennials and shrubs distributed generally in temperate and tropical regions.

    They are frequently aromatic, hairy or woolly and many species attract bees. Some have medicinal and culinary qualities.

    Clary (clear-eye) sage, S. verbenaca and S. pratensis are the UK natives. Seeds of the former, from dry pastures and roadsides in southern England, were made in to a mucilage and used to soothe eye irritation, roots were ground as snuff and leaves used as a herb with lemon or orange juice. The latter, meadow clary, has a status of Vulnerable and Near Threatened because of the manufacture of "improved grassland". It is found on calcareous grassland in southern England.

    Less hardy varieties can be grown in containers.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant. Very attractive to bees and butterflies. Used for culinary purposes (S. officinalis)
    • Medicinal properties
      S. officinalis (common sage) - a history of use in medicine
    • Place of origin
      Worldwide distribution in temperate and tropical regions.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Herb
    • Herbaceous
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Bee friendly
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Cold weather damage to evergreen plants

    varieties

    SALVIA 'Amante'
    Pink flowers from purple calyces
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    SALVIA 'Amethyst Lips'
    Small purple flowers, white at the base.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    SALVIA 'Amistad'
    Friendship sage
    Purple flowers from deep purple calyces
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA 'Blue Note'
    Autumn sage
    (syn. S. greggii 'Blue Note') - small true-blue flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA confertiflora
    Red velvet sage
    Woody-based perennial with long spikes of orange-red flowers in summer. Frost tender
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA dombeyi
    Giant Bolivian sage
    Brilliant red flowers up to 5 metres long. Our plants flower in late autumn
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Unavailable
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA 'Embers Wish'
    Coppery yellow in bud opening to an intense red.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
    Purple-blue flowers with near-black calyces. Vigorous
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA x jamensis 'Nachtvlinder'
    Sage
    Rich purple. Hardy
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.00
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA microphylla 'Cerro Potosi'
    Small magenta-pink flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA nemorosa 'Crystal Blue'
    Balkan clary
    A pale sky-blue variety and fully hardy
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA nemorosa 'Pink Beauty'
    Spikes of rose-pink flowers from reddish-purple calyces. Aromatic leaves. Hardy
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA officinalis 'Albiflora'
    Pure white flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA officinalis 'Aurea'
    Grey-green leaves edged with gold. Spikes of blue flowers.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA officinalis 'Icterina'
    Golden sage
    Variegated yellow and green leaves
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA officinalis 'Purpurascens'
    Purple sage
    Red-purple young leaves
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA 'Royal Bumble'
    Bright red flowers on deep purple stems. Fully hardy
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.00
    SALVIA turkestanica
    Biennial clary
    Tall spikes of lavender flowers with white bracts and pungent foliage
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SALVIA uliginosa
    Clear sky blue flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    arrow_drop_up