Im going to be making different smudging bundles for myself, ive already got a couple different bundles such as sweetgrass and cedar but i need to get some sage. I cant find any info online nor in my plant books. Does anyone know what type of sage grows in southern ontario? Please let me know.
Posted May 18, 2023, 11:46 PM UTC
I am going to assume common sage is what is used culinarily and you can buy it as a small herb at any garden center to repot at home and grow into a large amount. Its hardy and I left a 4 inch pot of it outside over winter and it somehow survived remaining evergreen.
Look into Artemisia ludoviciana, aka white sagebrush.
I know garden sage isn't the right kind but it still works a bit. If you put it in the middle of the cedar, it's quite nice. Have been using it for years.
None do. You want white sage from the american south west
Common sage absolutely grows as a full sun, low moisture perennial in all the Ontario zones. White sage might not and is protected, but you can smudge with the common variety.
apologies. i was thinking the question was "what sages are native to ontario".
yes common sage goes quite well. i have a lot of it and it comes back year after year. i cover it with a bucket for the winter.
I may have been a bit short in my reply, for which I apologize. I'm in a mood today apparently.
no need to apologize.
Covering it might be a good idea. I planted about 6 plants in 2021 and lost 1 each winter, leaving them uncovered. The ones that survived are quite large and healthy looking now though, especially the ones in the dry, sunny, sandy part of my garden.