Herb / Warm season
Broadleaf Sage
Woody herb for permanent beds and patio containers.
Resinous, earthy leaves for savory cooking.
Seed spacing and maturity
- Days to maturity
- 75
- Germination temperature
- 60-75F
- Seed depth
- 0.25 inches
- Spacing
- 18 inches
- Row spacing
- 24 inches
- Start method
- Start indoors
Frost-date timing
- Indoor start
- 8 weeks before last frost
- Transplant
- 14 days after last frost
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low to moderate water; avoid wet crowns.
- Soil
- Well-drained soil with modest fertility.
- Watch
- Poor drainage and crowding shorten plant life.
- herb
- perennial
- dry-soil
- pollinators
Browse context
- Herb Catalog Category collection
- Mint Family Rotation and family context
- Warm Season Seeds Season collection
- Start Indoors Seeds Start-method collection
- Container-Friendly Seeds Practical trait collection
- High Pollinator Value Seeds Practical trait collection
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Source: Seed Savers seed saving guide