Sage is a perrenial. Should last through the winter. basicaly likes it dry and warm,
evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce. ‘Berggarten’ is more compact than the species, forming a 2-foot-tall by 3-foot-wide bush with woody stems that may be trimmed back to newly emerging growth or strong stems in spring. In early to mid-summer, it sends up purple flower spikes. It boasts attractively rounded leaves and, like the species, has both ornamental and culinary qualities in an herb garden.
Large, edible leaves
Provide moist but well-drained soil in full sun. This species tolerates alkaline soil.