Now here is a plant that herb gardeners can get excited about! Salvia Salvia officinalis, Berggarten, Sage is a flavorful and aromatic variety of the much-loved garden sage. Grown best in a sunny garden with well-drained soil, this sage will feed all of your DIY projects and delicious kitchen recipes for years to come. The wide, gray-green leaves add to its ornamental value in the garden, especially when paired with other gray-leaved plants, like lavender. In the springtime, purple-blue flowers grow in short spikes. It can be trimmed, but take care not to cut it back too far.