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Russian sage has a long history of use in traditional medicine, [25] [90] [23] and is smoked as a euphoriant. [91] In addition to its use in folk medicine, it is sometimes used in Russia to flavor a vodka-based cocktail. [92] Its flowers are eaten in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, including Kashmir, [93] adding a sweet flavor to salads.
Blue sage is a common name for several plants: Eranthemum nervosum; Salvia azurea, native to central and eastern North America; Salvia clevelandii, native to western North America; Salvia nemorosa, native to central Europe and western Asia; Salvia pachyphylla, native to California, Nevada, and Arizona
The blue flowers (rarely white), nearly 1 ⁄ 4 to 1 ⁄ 2 inch (6.4 to 12.7 mm) long, appear summer to autumn near the ends of their branched or unbranched spikes; their calyxes are tubular or bell-shaped and furry. Two varieties are known, Salvia azurea var. azurea (azure sage) and Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (Pitcher sage). [4] [5]
Riders of the Purple Sage is a novel by Zane Grey, and several films based on the novel. Riders of the Purple Sage (band) is a name used by three separate western bands in the United States. New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band; New Riders of the Purple Sage is their debut album.
Salvia pachyphylla (the rose sage, blue sage, or mountain desert sage) is a perennial shrub native to California, Nevada, and Arizona.In California, it grows between 5,000 to 10,000 ft (1,500 to 3,000 m) elevation on dry rocky slopes, blooming from July to September.
Salvia clevelandii flower. Salvia clevelandii, the fragrant sage, [3] blue sage, [citation needed] Jim sage, [citation needed] Cleveland sage, [4] and Cleveland's blue sage [1] is a perennial plant of family Lamiaceae native to Southern California and northern Baja California, growing below 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation [not verified in body] in California coastal sage and chaparral habitat.
When you purchase sage from Walmart, the plant is stripped of all its meaning and power, Pember tells Women’s Health. Sage’s meaning is centered in place and community—it’s a matter of faith.
Salvia reflexa, the lanceleaf sage, [3] Rocky Mountain sage, [3] blue sage, [3] lambsleaf sage, [3] sage mint [3] or mintweed, [4] is an annual subshrub native to the United States and Mexico and introduced to Argentina, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.