About Silver Sage

Silver Sage

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval with a pointed tip and fine teeth along their edges

2.4 Thorns

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16% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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42% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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22% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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12% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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28% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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10% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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16% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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45% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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14% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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63% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Snails

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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61% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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35% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SALVIA argentea

7.2 Common Name

Silver Clary, Silver Sage

7.2.1 In Hindi

रजत बाबा

7.2.2 In German

Silver Sage

7.2.3 In French

Silver Sage

7.2.4 In Spanish

silver Sage

7.2.5 In Greek

Silver Sage

7.2.6 In Portuguese

silver Sage

7.2.7 In Polish

silver Sage

7.2.8 In Latin

Argentum Sage

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Salvia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Silver Sage

Want to know the properties of Silver Sage? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Silver Sage is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are no allergic reactions. Silver Sage Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antiseptic and Astringent
Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Silver Sage Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Silver Sage. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Silver Sage physical information is as follows: 10.20 cm tall and 50.80 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval with a pointed tip and fine teeth along their edges. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White
Leaf color: Silver

Care of Silver Sage

Taking Silver Sage Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Silver Sage include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Silver Sage

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Silver Sage is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Silver Sage is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.