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Sage, Lyreleaf
Salvia lyrata
Description: Lyreleaf Sage is a hardy, low-growing native perennial known for its early-season spikes of tubular lavender-blue flowers and its attractive lyre-shaped foliage, which often turns burgundy or bronze in cooler months. Blooming in spring and early summer, this adaptable plant makes an excellent groundcover, naturalizing easily in meadows, pollinator gardens, and along woodland edges. Its ability to thrive in a wide range of soils and light conditions makes it a favorite for low-maintenance landscapes.
Wildlife Benefits: Lyreleaf Sage is an early nectar source for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Its long bloom time ensures sustained food availability for pollinators emerging in spring.
Medicinal Benefits: Traditionally used in folk medicine as an astringent and topical treatment for minor wounds, Lyreleaf Sage has also been brewed into herbal teas to soothe sore throats, ease coughs, and support respiratory health.
Native Status: Native to the southeastern United States, including Georgia, Lyreleaf Sage plays a vital role in local ecosystems and supports regional biodiversity.
Pollinator Friendliness: Highly attractive to pollinators, its nectar-rich flowers provide one of the first reliable blooms of the season, making it a key plant for pollinator-friendly gardens.
Planting Guidelines:
Height: 12–18 inches (flower spikes)
Spacing: 12–18 inches
Sun/Shade: Full Sun to Partial Shade
How to Grow: Plant in well-drained soil, though Lyreleaf Sage tolerates a variety of conditions from sandy to clay soils. Once established, it is drought tolerant and requires minimal care. Allow spent blooms to drop seeds for naturalized spreading, or deadhead to control spread and encourage additional flowering.
Bring early-season color, native resilience, and pollinator power to your garden with Lyreleaf Sage — a versatile, low-maintenance plant that’s as beautiful as it is beneficial.
Available in: 4.25 inch (quart) pots
Salvia lyrata
Description: Lyreleaf Sage is a hardy, low-growing native perennial known for its early-season spikes of tubular lavender-blue flowers and its attractive lyre-shaped foliage, which often turns burgundy or bronze in cooler months. Blooming in spring and early summer, this adaptable plant makes an excellent groundcover, naturalizing easily in meadows, pollinator gardens, and along woodland edges. Its ability to thrive in a wide range of soils and light conditions makes it a favorite for low-maintenance landscapes.
Wildlife Benefits: Lyreleaf Sage is an early nectar source for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Its long bloom time ensures sustained food availability for pollinators emerging in spring.
Medicinal Benefits: Traditionally used in folk medicine as an astringent and topical treatment for minor wounds, Lyreleaf Sage has also been brewed into herbal teas to soothe sore throats, ease coughs, and support respiratory health.
Native Status: Native to the southeastern United States, including Georgia, Lyreleaf Sage plays a vital role in local ecosystems and supports regional biodiversity.
Pollinator Friendliness: Highly attractive to pollinators, its nectar-rich flowers provide one of the first reliable blooms of the season, making it a key plant for pollinator-friendly gardens.
Planting Guidelines:
Height: 12–18 inches (flower spikes)
Spacing: 12–18 inches
Sun/Shade: Full Sun to Partial Shade
How to Grow: Plant in well-drained soil, though Lyreleaf Sage tolerates a variety of conditions from sandy to clay soils. Once established, it is drought tolerant and requires minimal care. Allow spent blooms to drop seeds for naturalized spreading, or deadhead to control spread and encourage additional flowering.
Bring early-season color, native resilience, and pollinator power to your garden with Lyreleaf Sage — a versatile, low-maintenance plant that’s as beautiful as it is beneficial.
Available in: 4.25 inch (quart) pots