Ornamental Sage

Growing from seed

Start Ornamental Sage indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Common bean
  

  Common beanGreat pair

  • ❧Ornamental Sage attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Common bean
  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Ornamental Sage feeds on
  • ❧Ornamental Sage draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
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  Painted Lady Runner Bean
  

  Painted Lady Runner BeanGreat pair

  • ❧Ornamental Sage attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Painted Lady Runner Bean
  • ❧Painted Lady Runner Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Ornamental Sage feeds on
  • ❧Ornamental Sage draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
• Great pair

  • ❧Ornamental Sage attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Peanut
  • ❧Peanut fixes nitrogen in the soil that Ornamental Sage feeds on
  • ❧Ornamental Sage draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Ornamental Sage

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Low · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average — tolerates drought once established