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Common Name: SAGE - PINEAPPLE
Scientific Name: Salvia elegans
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Description:
  • Perennial
  • Exotic
  • Soft velvety leaves
  • Bright scarlet red flowers
  • Good cutting flower
  • Can be planted in a container
  • Frost tender.
  • Put in a sheltered corner in winter
Culinary Uses:
  • Leaves taste and smells like pineapple
  • Chop leaves and use in salad, herb butters and tea
  • Add to pork, or poultry for pineapple flavour
Parts Used:
  • Leaves and flowers
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:
  • Leaves and flowers treat coughs, colds and blocked noses
  • Add lemon juice to the tea to make an effective gargle

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