Native habitat
Growing conditions
- Light, warm, dryish soil
- Lots of sunshine but not too much to scorch it
Maintenance
- Cut back woody stems in early spring · mulch in winter
- replace every 4/5 years from cuttings
Propagation
- Take cuttings from well-established plants in April or May
Parts used
- Leaves and flowers - both edible
Properties
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Has pleasant smell and flavour
- Attracts bees
Uses
- Food flavouring (sausages, sage & onion stuffing, cheese,
soups etc)
- Aids digestions
- All purpose disinfectant
- Medical - sore throats, hormonal balance, hair tonic (used in
shampoos), snake bites, for depression, headaches, anaemia,
diarrhoea in babies, wounds, scabs & spots
- To fumigate a sick room
- Smoking leaves helps relieve asthma
History 
- Romans thought sage was a sacred plant because it could save
life and create it
- A drink made from sage helped a woman to conceive
- Romans drank it as a tonic for mind and body
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Sage
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Sage attracts bees
Sage is used to flavour sausages and other foods
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