Best time to plant sage in Cairns
Salvia officinalis
Also called common sage, garden sage
Sow sage in Cairns in May to Jul.
Grey-green, pebbly leaves with a soft, pale underside make common sage easy to recognise. This woody evergreen perennial from the Mediterranean grows about 60 cm tall and wide, with mostly lavender flowers. It has a long kitchen history, and variegated forms also earn it a place as an ornamental.
When to sow in Cairns
Cairns, QLD is in the tropical zone. Its months for sage apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Cairns
Cairns frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Sowing depth
- 5mm
- Plant spacing
- 50cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 70cm
- Germination
- 7-21 days at 18-21°C
- Time to harvest
- 60-90 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.