Organic Salvia elegans 'Pineapple Sage' Plant

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Pineapple Sage young seedling with bright green lance-shaped leaves in a black nursery pot

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A shrubby salvia with pineapple-scented leaves and scarlet flowers through the cooler months. Honeyeaters love the flowers, and both are good in fruit salads.

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Position Full sun
Height 1.2 to 1.5m
Life cycle Perennial
Frost Light frost
Water Keep it moist
Grow in Pot or garden400mm+ pot

What do these mean?

Perennial: Lives for several years.
Full sun: At least six hours of direct sun a day.
Light frost: Handles light frosts once settled in.
400mm+ pot: The smallest pot it's happy in long term. It grows just as well in the garden.

Harvest: Pick young leaves any time and the flowers as they open. Best used fresh.
Uses: Edible flowers, Birds and butterflies, Tea, Cooking
Soil: Well drained
Usually available: All year
Botanical name: Salvia elegans

You'll receive 1 plant in a 50 x 75mm tube, grown here and certified organic. We can't send plants to WA, NT or TAS.

Plants dispatched Monday and Tuesday via Express Post

Our shipping costs are a flat rate, meaning you can add any amount of products to your order and you will pay the same.

Express Post - $12.95
Plants are sent via Express Post only.

Dispatch days: Monday and Tuesday only.

We can send plants to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and ACT.

We cannot send plants to Western Australia, Northern Territory or Tasmania due to restrictions.

*Subject to actual conditions. Find out more on our Delivery information page.

We want you to be thrilled with your purchase from us. If you are not satisfied with an item and need to return it, we're here to help.

If you are unhappy with the quality of herb plants, they must be photographed on the day of receiving and emailed to us within 24 hours.

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Customer reviews

Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 61 customer reviews for Salvia elegans 'Pineapple Sage'.

Rated 5 out of 5. Hi! I love this pineapple sage! It's scent is so beautiful and tropical! It is very healthy and great value! Warm wishes D Dianne Brennan , July 2026.

Rated 5 out of 5. Pineapple sage. Thank you for suppling a great plant my pineapple sage has doubled it size in a matter of weeks, and has a great smell, I will be buying from you again. Sheryl-Ann Baldwin , October 2024.

Rated 5 out of 5. Healthy, happy plant. Was unsure about having plants shipped from Queensland to Victoria but they arrived super fast and well wrapped with instructions for care. Planted straight away and within a few days our sage had beautiful red flowers growing. So happy with the whole experience! Thank you Annie Whamond , August 2021.

Rated 5 out of 5. Very well packaged for the journey down to Melbourne where it has transformed from a fledgling sage to a sturdy individual growing well in its new home. Judy , December 2023.

Rated 5 out of 5. My Pineapple Sage is doing well. It arrived very cleverly wrapped and didn't miss a beat. It will make me happy for a long time as I use the flowers in salads. Maria Polmeer , April 2026.

Rated 5 out of 5. Great plant arrived healthy and well packaged. However, with all the recent rain I lost them. Just drowned David Hoodless , March 2026.

Rated 5 out of 5. Saliva. Just to say how pleased I was with the service from Mudbrick Herb Cottage.The plants arrived quickly and I was surprised how well they were wrapped and the plants in such good condition they are going on well. Susan McLaughlin , July 2024.

Rated 5 out of 5. Salvia plants. The plants I received were so healthy and perfectly packaged ready for me to pot up when I received them. They look so good and are taking off beautifully in their pots. Thanks again and I'd definitely buy plants from you again! Anonymous , July 2024.

Growing pineapple sage

Pineapple sage is a soft-wooded, shrubby perennial salvia that grows into a leafy clump of upright stems. Crush a leaf and it smells of ripe pineapple. Give it full sun for the most flowers and rich, free-draining soil that stays moist. It likes plenty of water and is one of the first plants in the garden to wilt when the soil dries out. It doesn't like sitting wet either, so in heavy clay or a soggy spot, plant it in a raised bed.

It's a short-day plant, which means it waits for the days to shorten before it flowers. In South East Queensland the scarlet flower spikes start in autumn and keep coming through winter, often into spring. Honeyeaters, eastern spinebills in particular, visit them all through the cooler months.

Frost damages the leaves and flowers. In frosty areas the tops die back, but the roots usually survive if the crown is well mulched, and it reshoots in spring. Cooler gardens get a shorter show, because frost can arrive before it has finished flowering. In a pot, choose a big one and expect to water often.

The tall stems can snap in strong wind, so give it a sheltered spot. The clump widens slowly by underground stems, but spare shoots pull out easily, so it won't take over.

Once flowering finishes in late winter or spring, cut the old stems back to a couple of nodes above the ground and it will regrow thick and bushy. If frost hits it, give it a hard prune afterwards to take out the dead and damaged leaves and stems. Allow about a metre for each plant, and fill the gaps with annuals such as Dark Opal Basil while it grows.

Ours are grown from soft tip cuttings, which root in about four weeks. Cuttings are the way to make more plants, as it's rarely grown from seed and seedlings can differ from the parent.

Harvesting

Pick young leaves any time, ideally in the morning, and snip the flowers as they open. Regular picking keeps the plant bushy. Use the leaves fresh, as heat drives off the pineapple scent.

In the kitchen

Chop young leaves into fruit salad, stir them through cream cheese for a fruity spread, or bruise a few into a jug of iced tea or punch. Some cooks lay whole leaves in the base of the tin before pouring in a cake batter. Add it at the end of cooking or use it raw. It doesn't taste like common sage, so it's no swap for it in a roast or stuffing.

The flowers are edible too. They're sweet with nectar (children love sucking it out) and make a bright garnish for salads and desserts, or float them in drinks. For a mild, fruity tea, steep a few fresh leaves in hot water and drink it hot or iced.

Traditional medicinal uses

In central Mexico, where it's one of several sages called mirto, pineapple sage has a long history in folk medicine. A tea of the leaves was taken as a calming drink and for an upset stomach, and a fresh sprig was sometimes tucked under the pillow at night to help with sleep.

Little is known about its safety as a medicine, so keep it to kitchen amounts during pregnancy.

The story of pineapple sage

Pineapple sage grows wild on the edges of pine and oak forests in the mountains of Mexico and Guatemala, mostly between 1,800 and 2,700 metres up. Hummingbirds pollinate it there, and in a study of a highland forest in central Mexico it was one of the three plants they visited most. Mexican names for it include hierba del burro and toronjil de monte.

It has been grown in gardens since about 1870, and there are now several named forms. 'Honey Melon' is a smaller plant that starts flowering in summer, 'Tangerine' is a bush under a metre tall with tangerine-scented leaves, and 'Golden Delicious' has bright yellow-green leaves.

When your plants arrive

Follow these three steps so your herb plants survive and thrive.

Step 1
Unwrap
Remove any tape and unwrap your plants carefully. Pick off any yellow or damaged leaves.
Step 2
Soak
Sit the tubes in a container of water or weak seaweed solution until the air bubbles stop, then lift them out. Don't leave them sitting in water. We use our own Seaweed Boost.
Step 3
Plant
Plant them as soon as you can. If you can't yet, repeat step 2 every day and give them some sun until they're planted.

How we pack and send your plants

We water, wrap and tape every plant, then send them by Express Post on Mondays and Tuesdays.

More growing tips and videos

Planting it in the ground or a pot

In the ground

Choose a spot with free-draining soil and the right amount of sun for the plant. Digging in some compost helps.
Dig a hole a little bigger than the root ball, ease the plant out of its tube and cover the roots gently with soil.
Water it in well, then dig a finger in beside the plant to check the soil is wet right down.
Sprinkle an organic fertiliser around it, and mulch to hold in moisture and keep the weeds down.
Water every day for the first week, then twice a week. Once it's settled in, once a week is usually enough.

In a pot

Use a pot with plenty of drainage holes and a good organic potting mix.
Plant it the same way, then water it in well. Push a finger 5cm into the mix to check it's wet through.
Add an organic slow-release fertiliser on top. Even mixes with fertiliser added rarely have enough for long.
Water every day for the first week, then regularly: pots dry out much faster than garden beds.

In very hot or cold spells, a weak seaweed solution helps plants cope.

The information on this page is general information for educational purposes. It isn't medical advice.

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Pineapple Sage

It's only been a few weeks but these flowers are sooo vibrant I love them 🤗

My new favourite plant

This has quickly become my most favourite plant in the garden. It is so healthy and growing so quickly. It smells absolutely phenomenal and the flowers are gorgeous. I'm excited for it to get bigger and use the leaves and flowers as a garnish

Pineapple Sage

Absolutely perfect! Potted it according to the very easy to understand instructions and its already quadrupled in size and absolutely thriving! Love it!

Lovely plant, great service.

The plants arrived the day after they were sent, they were all well packaged, and healthy,They have settled into their new homes really well,The customer service is outstanding, and the prices are all very fair.I would recommend buying from Mudbrick herb cottage to anyone.I will definitely buy from them again in the future

Pineapple Sage

Thank you so much for prompt service plus beautiful healthy plants. They have arrived in extreme heat here in S.A. and recovered with no problems. I really appreciate being able to access such quality at a excellent price.Will always buy my herbs from Herb Cottage.

Great service

Plants came out quick and well packed for post, no problems at all.Thank you so much, will buy again

My plants came well & thoughtfully packaged. Excellent quality & care instructions too!

Every single plant arrived healthy.

Hi! I love this pineapple sage! It's scent is so beautiful and tropical! It is very healthy and great value! Warm wishes D

Quick delivery arrived fresh ready to plant, growing wonderfully.

great as always

My Pineapple Sage is doing well. It arrived very cleverly wrapped and didn't miss a beat. It will make me happy for a long time as I use the flowers in salads.

very healthy

Great plant arrived healthy and well packaged. However, with all the recent rain I lost them. Just drowned

One of my favourite herbs in the world.

Beautiful, thankyou.

Great ser

Quick reliable service, plants arrived in good condition

Fantastic quality tube stock, it’s taking off like a rocket!

Lovely little Pineapple Sages

My two plants arrived in excellent condition and settled well onto the ground. Very happy I intend to get some more.

Pineapple sage

Thank you for suppling a great plant my pineapple sage has doubled it size in a matter of weeks, and has a great smell, I will be buying from you again.

Saliva

Just to say how pleased I was with the service from Mudbrick Herb Cottage.The plants arrived quickly and I was surprised how well they were wrapped and the plants in such good condition they are going on well.

Salvia plants

The plants I received were so healthy and perfectly packaged ready for me to pot up when I received them. They look so good and are taking off beautifully in their pots. Thanks again and I'd definitely buy plants from you again!

Pineapple sage

The shipping was fast and the plant was healthy and strong thank you

Pineapple and fruity sage

I was sceptical about buying plants online, but am so happy. These are hard varieties to find in my local area, they arrived quickly, in beautiful condition, with clear instructions and are absolutely thriving. I'm looking forward to expanding my medicine garden with a lot more purchases from this lovely company.

Very well packaged for the journey down to Melbourne where it has transformed from a fledgling sage to a sturdy individual growing well in its new home.

Salvia elegans 'Pineapple Sage'.

Prompt service. Plant was in excellent condition when received and is thriving.

Pineapple sage

Great service. Plants are growing strong. Highly recommend

SAGE ORDER

Plants were ordered Sunday evening, arrived in our mail Tuesday. Very well packed, healthy plants that have gone ahead quickly.

Packaged nicely, love the scent, very healthy on arrival thank you 😊

Salvia elegans 'Pineapple Sage'

Salvia elegans 'Pineapple Sage'

Customer reviews

Growing pineapple sage

Harvesting

In the kitchen

Traditional medicinal uses

The story of pineapple sage

When your plants arrive

Unwrap

Soak

Plant

How we pack and send your plants

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