Salvia 'Icterina'

Known for its bright green/ yellow variegated foliage, Salvia (Sage) Icterina makes a useful addition to your culinary herb garden, whilst forming an attractive foliage for your garden. Its leaves are slightly oblong, with a textured surface. Its growth habit is compact, reaching between 12- 18 inches tall, (30-45 cm), with a canopy spread of up to 24 inches ( 60Cm) making it an ideal component for a small kitchen garden.

Icterina’s flowers are similar to other sage flowers, producing small lavender blue flowers in late spring- early summer, making it a source of pollen for bees and insects. The plant is relatively drought tolerant once established, and can be planted in a sunny location, preferring a well drained soil. It can also be grown in pots, but care must be taken to protect the plant from severe frosts over winter, otherwise it would experience die back.