{"product_id":"common-sage-plant-aromatic-culinary-traditional-herb","title":"Common Sage Plant -  Aromatic Culinary \u0026 Traditional Herb","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1yjoifh\" data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"135\"\u003eA timeless herb treasured for centuries\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"423\"\u003eCommon Sage has earned its place as one of Britain's most valued culinary and traditional herbs. With its beautifully textured silver-green leaves, rich earthy fragrance and elegant spikes of violet-blue flowers, this hardy perennial brings both beauty and practicality to every garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eEqually at home in herb gardens, kitchen gardens, borders and patio containers, Common Sage is remarkably easy to grow. Whether you're harvesting fresh leaves for stuffing, roasting and Mediterranean dishes or simply enjoying its ornamental foliage and pollinator-friendly flowers, this classic herb rewards you year after year with very little maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"787\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1ewobku\" data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"827\"\u003eWhy Choose The Healing Herb Garden?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"963\"\u003eOur plants are carefully grown and nurtured with patience and care, arriving healthy, well-rooted, and ready to thrive in your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"968\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1xiv7hc\" data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"xcqxqb\" data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"999\"\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003eSalvia officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1059\"\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Common Sage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1095\"\u003eUsually available:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring–Autumn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eFlowering period:\u003c\/strong\u003e May–July\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003eFlower colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Violet-blue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1175\" data-end=\"1178\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1aqllk4\" data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eGrowing 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