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Extrakta Sage Seeds
"Leaves have high oil concentrations"Sun: Full Sun
Days to Maturity: 90 Days
Plant Height: 18 in. - 30 in.
Summary
Extrakta is an improved high-yielding variety of common sage. It was specifically improved for commercial essential oil production. Leaves have high essential oil content of 1.5 to 2.0%. Extrakta is a shrubby evergreen perennial with gray-green leaves and spikes of blue to purplish flowers. Leaves are used to flavor sauces, dressings, and meats. Medicinal wise it is used as a tonic for the nerve and digestive systems.
Quick Facts
- Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Light Requirement: Full Sun
- Planting Season: Spring
- Features: Heirloom, Culinary, Medicinal, Container Garden, Deer Resistant
- Plant Height: 18-30 inches
- Days to Maturity: 90 Days
- Plant Spacing: 24 inches
- Planting Depth: 1/4 inch
- Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow
- Cold Stratification: No
- Hardiness Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10