Pineapple sage has been a beautiful and easy plant to grow in our backyard garden. It is said to have been cultivated in Mexico around a 9000 foot elevation to relieve anxiety and also for lowering of blood pressure.
We purchased the plant when it was only a few inches tall from a local nursery. We replanted and it has continued to grow very well and began flowering in October.
Eating Pineapple Sage
The leaves are very tasty and grow quickly compared to other similar sages. I have used the leaves in home baked breads, salads, drinks, desserts, with bbq meats, and with many other fresh vegetables. After eating it seems to aid in digestion like many other green leaf plants.
Flowering Pineapple Sage
Pineapple sage is a short-day plant so as soon as the days are shorter the plant starts to flower. Even the frost has had little effect on the plant compared to the tomatoes. The pineapple sage also seems to drink more water than other plants and the container that we have it in is almost always dry after a few days. The flowers are red trumpets and create color in a backyard garden in the winter when most of the other plants are dormant.
Salvia Elegans Pineapple Sage
The soil is an average pH of around 7 or just a little less with fair drainage. If you bend the branches over you will be able to have new growth all along the branch pointing upward. The pineapple sage we have has been flowering for months and it looks like it will keep going until spring!
The container used in this video holds 18 gallons of soil or media however smaller containers should be used for smaller Pineapple sage plants.