Scientific names: Salvia misella, S. riparia
Creeping sage is a perennial native to South and Central Florida. Its native range is further south than Alachua County and is more likely to die back in Winter or act as an annual in North Florida. It likes sun or shade and soil that is somewhat moist to soil that experiences somewhat long dry periods. It is a larval host for the fulvous hairstreak butterfly.
The leaves can be dried and brewed into a minty tea.
Size: one-gallon pot
Scientific names: Salvia misella, S. riparia
Creeping sage is a perennial native to South and Central Florida. Its native range is further south than Alachua County and is more likely to die back in Winter or act as an annual in North Florida. It likes sun or shade and soil that is somewhat moist to soil that experiences somewhat long dry periods. It is a larval host for the fulvous hairstreak butterfly.
The leaves can be dried and brewed into a minty tea.
Size: one-gallon pot
