Variegated Sage

styled by Taylor Bennett
photograph by Kelly Moore Clark

Growing variegated sage adds vibrant color and texture to your garden while providing aromatic, culinary, and medicinal benefits.

TASTE: Variegated sage is a bushy herb with woody stems and aromatic, multicolored leaves. It can grow up to one meter tall and blooms with fragrant purple flowers in the spring. Its fuzzy green leaves are marbled with yellow-gold highlights along the edges, offering an earthy, spicy aroma with a milder flavor compared to standard sage. This variety grows more slowly and is slightly more tender than the typical sage.

NUTRITION: Like other sage varieties, variegated sage boasts natural anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-spasmodic properties. It can be consumed as a tea or applied externally through tinctures and essential oil extracts.

SEASON: Variegated sage may be found year-round, with peak season in the summer.