HR85 EXTRAKTA SAGE SEEDSSalvia officinalis
Extrakta has a higher essential oil content (1.5-2%) and is higher yielding than common sage. Use fresh or dried to flavor chicken, sauces and dressings. Perennial plants grow to 2.5 feet tall. They have fragrant gray-green leaves and attractive blue flower spikes in early summer. Winter hardy to zone 4. Packet is 1/2 gram, about 60 seeds.

How to Plant SAGE SeedsSow seed in cell packs or flats, press into soil and barely cover. Needs light to germinate. Kept at 60-70 degrees F., germination is in 14-21 days. Transplant into the garden 12-18 inches apart. Can direct sow after all danger of frost 1/4 inch deep, 1 seed every 2 inches in rows 18 inches apart. Thin to 12 inches apart. Sage needs full sun and good drainage. It is an excellent container plant.
