Original: Salvia officinalis ( Sage , Common sage , Garden sage , Kitchen sage , Culinary sage , Dalmatian sage , Purple sage , Broadleaf sage , Red sage ) is a small perennial evergreen subshrub , with woody stems , grayish leaves , and blue to purplish flowers .
Simplified: Common sage ( Salvia officinalis ) is a small evergreen subshrub , with woody stems , grayish leaves , and blue to purplish flowers that grows in southern Europe and the Mediterranean region .