Tangerine Sage Plants

Be prepared, this herb WILL blow your mind with its tantalising, citrusy features. It is a truly incredible variety with strong fruity flavour and aroma which is sure to put a smile on your face every single time you brush past. It's a fantastic ingredient which you can add to summer drinks such as lemonade or fruit-based cocktails to add something special. Be sure to freeze some into ice cubes for a fun flourish to add to your drinks at all times of the year. 

The plants themselves produce bright red flowers which are are loved by bees and add a lovely pop of colour in the summer, contrasting against the vibrant green teardrop-shaped leaves. You can choose to plant them in the ground or in pots and they'll thrive providing they have free-draining soil and partial sunlight. In terms of what to plant them with, it's a great addition to traditional kitchen garden herbs such as sage and rosemary, or if you want to go all out, pair them with some of the other incredible varieties of sage on offer including blackcurrant sage, tricolour sage and purple sage. 

Need some advice on how to care for your Tangerine Sage plants? Check our our guide to growing sage and you'll learn about topics such as pruning, propagating and picking to ensure you can keep your herbs in tip top condition for many years to come.

• Latin Name: Salvia elegans

  Type: Perennial

  Soil Type: Free draining

  Where should I plant this variety? Full sun

  How tall does it grow? Approx. 90cm

  How much space does it need? Approx. 70cm

  When does it flower? Bright red flowers during summer

  Top care tips: Protect from hard frosts to ensure healthy plant during the winter

   
  

   
  

  Delivery Information

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  Incredible variety with strong fruity flavour and aroma.  Perfect for adding to summer drinks/salads.  Produces bright flowers which are are loved by bees

   

• Delivery options explained

   

  Pre-order delivery option

  From January to March, customers are able to pre-order herbs for delivery later in spring, to ensure that you receive the unusual varieties that you desire. We begin dispatch of pre-orders from late March, once all items in your order are available for dispatch in one delivery, as some varieties will be available a little later in the year than others. You will receive notification when this dispatch takes place along with tracking information but if you would like an estimated delivery date after placing your pre-order, please do not hesitate to contact us.

  Order Now delivery option

  From late March to autumn, herbs will be available for immediate dispatch subject to their availability. We dispatch our fresh potted herbs Monday-Wednesday each week to avoid postal delays over the weekend. We aim to dispatch all fresh herb orders in less than seven days, i.e. an order placed Thursday-Sunday would likely be dispatched the following Monday/Tuesday. Orders placed Monday-Tuesday we would aim to dispatch by the Wednesday of that week. We do not dispatch on bank holidays.

  If you have a specific dispatch date that you would like us to aim towards, please do not hesitate to let us know. We can't guarantee a particular date but will strive to do our best for you.

  Dispatch information

  All orders are dispatched via a next day courier, ensuring that your herbs reach you promptly and in good health. For customers in the Highlands and Channel Islands this is a 48-hour delivery service. (From 2021 onwards we are unable to ship to Northern Ireland.)

  Please note that we do not offer a collection service. Our site is not suitable to receive visitors and this is a rule that we have to apply universally out of respect to our neighbours and family.

  Packaging

  
  We aim to reuse packaging as much as possible. Your herbs will be delivered in taupe recyclable pots. We are moving over to using plastic blister cell packaging which contains at least 90% recycled content and is itself 100% recyclable. These things are important to you and are important to us.
  
  

  Customer satisfaction

  Occasionally due to circumstances beyond our control, problems can arise. If you are not satisfied in the condition of your plants upon reaching you, please contact us as soon as possible providing pictures so that we can deal with your enquiry and feedback to our courier service. We will endeavour to ensure a resolution is reached that leaves you satisfied.