Rue was also known as 'herb grace', as it maintained its grace and beauty throughout the winter. Lacy blue-green leaves with yellow flowers in the summer. Seed sown indoors germinates in 8-12 days. Avoid contact on hot, sunny days Sage - Salvia officinalis P erennial. Historically sage was said to promote wisdom, as well as being a useful culinary and medicinal herb.
Flower buds make a fine addition to herb butter.
Sage grows 2-3 ft. tall, making it an ideal hedging herb in knot gardens. Sow seed during the late spring, in moderately rich, well-drained soil. Produces some of the earliest greens of spring and the latest of fall. Historically used against scurvy and to quench thirst. It is recognized as a good source of calcium.