White Sage

Pests & beneficial insects

🐛 Prone to: Aphids

Aphids

Aphididae

Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.

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Attract Hoverflies

Hoverflies

Syrphidae

The adults only drink nectar. It is the larvae that eat the aphids.

, Lacewings

Lacewings

Chrysopidae

Golden-eyed adults that mostly drink; larvae that hunt like small alligators.

, Ladybugs

Ladybugs

Coccinellidae

The one predator here where the adults hunt as hard as the larvae do.

, Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and relatives

Pinhead-sized, stingless, and lethal to aphids and caterpillars from the inside.

to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldFair, AngelicaFair and AniseFair nearby.

Growing from seed

Start White Sage indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 30 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 90 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 365 days.

Keep track of the seeds you own.

How to grow White Sage

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates30 days
3. Space90 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~365 days

Water: Low · Height: 150 cm · Soil: Well-draining, sandy, alkaline — drought-tolerant, Mediterranean climate