Jerusalem Sage

Other names

Turkish Sage

Growth habit

Sub-Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Asia Minor

Location

Hillside Garden

Source of plant

High Country Gardens, Digging Dog Nursery, White Flower Farm

Description

Shrubby in habit with the basal leaves ovate to lanceolate, cordate to saggitate at the base, petioled,glandular-stellate-pubescent (as is the entire plant), the non-flowering basal shoots forming a dense groundcover. Flowering stems appear in June and reach 1 m in height; flowers yellow, held in verticillasters; fruits remain decorative until winter.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics