Is salvia just sage.....like the sage you spice your food with?

or is it a specific type of sage?

Is salvia just sage.....like the sage you spice your food with?
a specific type of sage, It is in the mint family of plants
Reply:Salvia or Sage?


There are a plethora of varieties. Open the link below .


"In truth, all SAGES are SALVIAS."


"salvia has been given to the more "ornamental members of this genus. "


common nickname may be Tricolor ((Garden Sage,))) its real name will always be Salvia officinalis Tricolor."


[http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/sal...





***The Salvia divinorum Research****


***and Information Center****





Important! Salvia divinorum leaves for smoking, please read the following information about smoked Salvia divinorum.


[http://www.sagewisdom.org/salviashopmf.h...
Reply:There are several different types of salvia, or sage, some ornamental, some edible. Culinary sage, salvia officinalis. (the kind that comes in the spice bottle) is one grown most often. It comes in the familiar gray, also a golden leaved variety and a variegated green and white variety. Pineapple sage and melon sage are also edible. Ornamental perennial salvia and annual salvias that are used as bedding plants are not. Tho they are not poisonous, they have no flavor that you would want to eat. Culinary salvias are usually refered to as sages, while ornamental ones are salvia.





Russian sage is not a salvia, and not edible. Could be toxic to some people.





For more info about salvias and sage:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia
Reply:They are both in the genus salvia so they have similarities. If you see sage flower it is a pink raceme of flowers similar to the ornamental salvias. But they are different species and only sage (Salvia officinalis) can be eaten.