Lamiaceae
Kitchen sage
Salvia officinalis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (68)
- Afrikaans
- Salie
- Albanian
- Sherebela
- Arabic
- مريمية, أشفاقش, تفاح الشاهي, خرنة, شاهي درنة, شاي الجبل, قصعين مخزني, مريمية مخزنية
- arz
- مريميه
- azb
- قارا یارپاق
- Azerbaijani
- Dərman adaçayı
- Belarusian
- Шалфей аптэчны, Дужэц, Шалвея, Шалфей, Шальва, Шальвея, Шальвія
- Bosnian
- Kadulja, Žalfija
- Bulgarian
- Градински чай
- Cantonese
- 普通鼠尾草
- Catalan
- Sàlvia, Sauge Officinale
- Chinese
- 天蓝鼠尾草, 鼠尾草, 丹参, 撒尔维亚, 药鼠尾草, 庭園鼠尾草, 廚房鼠尾草, 撒爾維亞
- Croatian
- Kadulja, Žalfija
- Czech
- Šalvěj lékařská
- Danish
- Læge-Salvie
- Dutch
- Echte salie, Franse salie, Tuinsalie, Salie, Saliemelk
- English
- Kitchen sage, Sage, Common sage
- Esperanto
- Oficina salvio
- Estonian
- Aedsalvei
- Finnish
- Ryytisalvia
- French
- Sauge officinale, Sauge, Thé d'europe
- frr
- Echt Salwei
- German
- Echter Salbei, Heilsalbei, Garten-Salbei, Küchensalbei, Salbei, Sauge Officinale
- Greek
- Φασκόμηλο
- Hebrew
- מרווה
- hsb
- Dobra želbija
- Hungarian
- Orvosi zsálya
- io
- Salvio
- Irish
- Sáiste
- Italian
- Erba moscatella, Salvia
- Japanese
- セージ, サルビア・オフィキナリス, サルビア・オフィシナリス, ヤクヨウサルビア
- kab
- Bu tanzarin
- Kazakh
- Дәрілік шалфей
- Korean
- 세이지
- kw
- Sawja
- Latvian
- Ārstniecības salvija
- Lithuanian
- Vaistinis šalavijas, Sauge Officinale
- Luxembourgish
- Salbei, Zalfei
- Macedonian
- Обична жалфија
- Marathi
- साल्व्हिया ऑफिशिनालिस
- mwl
- Salba
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Tesalvie, Kryddersalvie, Purpursalvie
- Occitan
- Sauvi, Sauvia, Sàlvia
- os
- Мыдгæрдæг, Лæсыф
- Pashto
- مريم گلي
- Persian
- مریمگلی, مریم گلی
- pnt
- Μουσκόφυλλον
- Polish
- Szałwia lekarska
- Portuguese
- Salva, Salva-comum, Salvia
- Quechua
- Q'uwa, Q'oa, Q'owa, Qoa, Qowa, Quwa
- Romanian
- Salvie
- Russian
- Шалфей лекарственный
- sah
- Шалфей
- Serbian
- Žalfija, Жалфија, Zalfija, Кадуља, Калавер, Калопер
- Serbian (Latin)
- Kadulja, Žalfija
- Sindhi
- سيج
- Slovak
- Šalvia lekárska
- Slovenian
- Žajbelj, Navadni žajbelj
- Spanish
- Mermasangre, Salvia, Te indigena, Te indígena
- Swedish
- Kryddsalvia, Läkesalvia, Sauge Officinale
- Turkish
- Ada çayı, Tıbbi ada çayı
- Ukrainian
- Шавлія лікарська
- Urdu
- مریم گلی
- vec
- Salvia
- Vietnamese
- Xô thơm
- Walloon
- Franke saedje
- Welsh
- Saets
- wuu
- 药用鼠尾草
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 140 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Harald Schnöde (Schnde), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: francesco lancellotti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: javier_bio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Sr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.