Common Name   TRICOLOR SAGE     SALVIA OFFICINALIS 'TRICOLOR'   Zone   Zone 5   Type   Perennial   Dimension   Height : 30 to 60 cm. - spread : 40 cm.   Site   Sunny.   Soil   Well-drained, light, dry, alkaline soil.   Harvest   The leaves, after the blooming period. The leaves reach their full aroma only during the second year. CULTURE: Replant every three years. Use mulch for winter protection. Conservation   The leaves must be slowly dried so as to maintain all of their aroma.   Culinary use   The flowers are used in salads and in herb teas.     The leaves are mixed with onions to stuff poultries. Often used to prepare rich meat dishes like pork, duck and sausages. Also used with game, in onion soups and omelettes, in herb teas, to flavour vinegars, in white cheese and butter.     Landscaping   Very attractive accent plant because of the colour of it's foliage. It can be planted in clumps and in edgings with perennials.   Can be planted in pots, balcony boxes and in hanging baskets.   Interior plant   Without object   Uses   Soon!