Garden Scheme
Common Sage
Salvia officinalis
Woody evergreen perennial for sunny, well-drained spots; essential for poultry seasoning and stuffing.
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Low
USDA zones
4–8
Planning spacing
2 ft
Typical mature size
2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wide
Typical bloom
Late spring - early summer
Common Sage spacing and mature footprint
Space Common Sage 2 ft apart, measured center to center (60 cm).
The mature spread is about 2.5 ft (75 cm), so plants set at that distance grow together into a closed canopy over the bed.
Treat 2 ft as a planning baseline — cultivar and local growing conditions shift the final footprint.
Growing facts
- Botanical name
- Salvia officinalis
- Type
- Herb
- Category
- Herbs
- Lifecycle
- perennial
- USDA hardiness zones
- 4–8
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Planning spacing
- 2 ft
- Typical mature size
- 2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wide
- Typical bloom season
- Late spring - early summer
- Typical harvest season
- Late spring - fall