• Meadow Sage tall purple flower spikes against a blurred green background
  • Meadow Sage deep purple flowers with green leaves on a blurred background
  • Meadow Sage purple flower spike with a bee against a blurred green background
  • Meadow Sage purple flowers in a wide green meadow with water in the background
  • Meadow Sage purple-blue flower clusters on green stems in a garden pot
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Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

Strikingly beautiful plant survives drought, neglect, rabbits, and deer

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About the Variety

Key Features

Frost Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Prefers Lean Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Perfect for Dried Flowers
Perfect for Xeriscaping
Medicinal
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Salvia pratensis

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

  • Clumping
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 28 inches

COLOR

  • Blue
  • Purple

Salvia pratensis, commonly referred to as Meadow Sage, is a hardy perennial species that can withstand drought and frost. This plant boasts vibrant purple-blue flower spikes, making it an excellent choice for borders or potted displays. These spikes also attract a variety of beneficial pollinators, including bees, birds, and butterflies, which can enhance your garden's biodiversity. Additionally, you can trim and incorporate these blooms into dried flower arrangements for a touch of everlasting beauty.

This item may be considered invasive in specific areas of the USA. Please check with your local agricultural office for more information. Cannot ship to: WA

Available across most of the U.S. — except CA, WA

  • • Member of the mint family
  • • Keeps color as a dried flower
  • • Enjoys full sun and average soil moisture

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Fall
  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow
  • Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/16 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Low

PLANT SPACING

  • 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 150 Up to 80 Sq. Ft
1 Ounce 11,000 Up to 625 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Sage Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage FAQs

    What is Meadow Sage Sage also known as?

    Meadow Sage Sage is also known as Mealycup Sage and Mealy Sage.

    Is Meadow Sage Sage resistant to animals or disease?

    Meadow Sage Sage is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 2.3 / 5 from 7 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    I grew these last spring and they bloomed for this year. They are really pretty and I found them easy to grow.

    Jessl9 5/5

    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    Customer photo review of Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    These were duds. They germinated but grew into mystery plants with massive 14in leaves and tiny yellow flowers. Photo shows plant still young....before I tore them all out.

    Karin B. 1/5 Verified

    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    Store owner replied: Hello Karin Boris. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience! We're happy to hear our Customer Service Team was able to assist you. At Eden Brothers, we’re always striving to improve, and your feedback plays a big role in that. We truly appreciate your support and hope you are having a beautiful and successful gardening season!

    Yep, I also got mostly mustard seeds. Very lame.

    Jeneva 1/5 Verified

    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    Store owner replied: Hello Jeneva. Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating it would be to expect Meadow Sage and instead see what appears to be mustard growing. In situations like this, it is often due to dormant mustard or brassica-type seeds already present in the soil, compost, mulch, or nearby growing areas germinating much faster than Meadow Sage. Meadow Sage can be slower and more particular to germinate, often requiring consistent moisture, light, and more moderate temperatures, while mustard sprouts very quickly and aggressively in warmer conditions. We’ve previously offered a resolution and would still be happy to help further that and growing guidance. If you’d like assistance, please feel free to reply to this email, or contact our customer service team at 855-440-2929 directly, so we can continue working with you. We do stand behind our products and truly want you to be successful with your planting experience!

    At this time, I’m uncertain of these flowers. I started indoors and moved them outside recently. Not all of the seeds I planted took - only about half seemed to germinate. Not sure I would buy these again based on previous review.

    Jackie Z. 2/5

    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    Store owner replied: Hello Jackie Z. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    I have the same problem as Amanda in her previous review. The meadow sage seeds I ordered are contaminated with mustard green seeds. I used the PlantID app to identify the plants. The mustard greens have very large leaves with small yellow flowers on thin stems. The meadow sage leaves are distinctive different. I did get some plants that identify as meadow sage, although they have not yet bloomed. I believe this lot of meadow sage seeds may be contaminated with mustard green seeds.

    Jeff 1/5 Verified

    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    Store owner replied: Hello, Jeff Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as we strive to provide the best quality service and products to our gardeners around the country.

    I have large leaves with tall stalks of small yellow flowers. It’s much taller with no pink/purple blooms. I have same plant out of 2 seed packets.

    Amanda 1/5 Verified

    Sage Seeds - Meadow Sage

    Store owner replied: Hello, Amanda We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure accuracy of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. We're happy that we were able to come to a satisfactory resolution for you and look forward to continuing gardening with you!

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