Pineapple sage tea is just one of many uses. My interest, and I am sure yours as well, is in how we can use pineapple sage in the culinary realm or as a detox drinks for drug test. Then again, I can’t imagine anyone or anything not finding pineapple sage an uplifting addition to any diet. Another way of fitting anxiety and depression in a natural way is by using kraton a natural drug that contains a plant named Mitragyna speciosa which has many medical functions. Some say it helps with memory loss and studies on mice have indicated that it has anti-depressant and anti-anxiety properties. You can drink pineapple sage tea to calm your nerves, and like many of its mint cousins it aids in digestion and is good for settling an upset stomach. Like many herbs, pineapple sage has its health benefits as well. Late in the season, this fragrant sage is covered with red flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The stems-like other members of the mint family-are square, and in this instance deep burgundy and hairy. It is a tall plant, reaching 4-5 feet with beautiful, deeply veined, citrine green foliage. It is hardy from zones 8-11, so we grow it as an annual in these parts. Pineapple sage is indigenous to Mexico and regions in Central America.
For those of you who like herbs but sometimes feel that the fragrance can get too strong, this is certainly an annual herb for you. The common name refers to the wonderfully fragrant foliage that exudes a sweet pineapple fragrance. Despite its name, pineapple sage has no direct relation to pineapples (which can be seen in our Wild Medicine exhibition growing in containers by the water lily pools). One of my colleagues gave me two large pineapple sages ( Salvia elegans) for teaching props. It is a great time of year to think of creative ways to start using your garden herbs.
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Over the long weekend, I spent my afternoons out in the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden teaching the public how to make herbal teas and herbal vinegars.
The cut flowers are absolutely stunning in flower arrangements.Ĭonsidered a tender perennial, Pineapple Sage may winter over in the ground, but consider planting it in a container that can be moved to a sheltered spot during the coldest months for a return in the spring.Posted in Gardening Tips on September 3 2013, by Sonia Uyterhoeven
Fresh leaves may be used in salads or added to beverages, imparting a lovely pineapple flavor. Dense mounds of foliage may grow anywhere from one to four feet tall and two to three feet wide, providing a vivid green backdrop for scarlet red, tubular flowers that emerge in late summer to early fall. Pineapple Sage is in a class of its own, with bright green, pointed leaves that exude a pineapple fragrance when crushed or eaten, and is grown for its edible qualities as well as its extraordinary looks. The family is huge and diverse, with most varieties having leaves covered in fine hairs, either tubular flowers or upright flower spikes (ensuring a steady stream of hummingbirds and bees), and a minty fragrance when the leaves are bruised. If there was one perennial that we would expect to see in every Pacific NW garden, it would be some form of Salvia.
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