| Description | A gray foliage Sage grown for the color of its foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-ah)(oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5(6)-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Flowers | occasional purple spikes but seldom blooms, short lived perennial |
| Leaves | large rounded leaves, start bright green changing to downy gray, in full sun may develops a purple tinge |
| Dimensions | up to two feet |
| Maintenance | prune to keep to size |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Herrenhausen Grosser Garten in Hannover Germany |
| Misc Facts | Berggarten translates to mountain garden. Salvia Berggarten has ornamental qualities, is fragrant and has medicinal and culinary uses. |
| Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), web site: Mountain Valley Growers |
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