It started last week after rain: Some leaves of my sage (the ordinary, culinary kind) looked a bit crumpled. Basic requirements Sage is a grows best in a well draining, rich, clay loams with a pH between 6.5 and 7.0. The more affected leaves have curled upwards. Sage plants require warm temperatures and ample sunlight in order to produce a high essential oil content in the leaves. Thin out seedlings so that you have one sturdy plant per pot. If it's the entire plant, or a great deal of the plant, it's likely that it's getting too much water. Their tips are completely dry and break when touched. It has purple, white, or pink flowers and oblong, gray-green leaves that are covered with a fine fuzz. Mealybugs also cause yellow or white spots on the foliage and a sticky substance on the plant or nearby furniture. I adore my sage plant. Culinary sage or Salvia officinalis is a perennial herb that is native to the Mediterranean. Plants vary in size from compact 1 feet dwarfs to 3- to 4 feet kinds. The leaves are wilting and curling and turning crispy brown. I see what you mean with curled up leaves with your pics in your post up there, but the curling on my leaves is much more pronouced... it's litteraly doing spirals... anyway, I moved a plant in my room were it gets more humidity, and I starting to aclimate one to the outside to see what she thinks of it... thanks for the help.. It should be planted in full sun, although some afternoon shade is tolerated. Consider lighting if you find no sign of the flat, oval insects, which can measure from a … Leaves are bright green, heart shaped, 24 inches long. Sage (Salvia officinalis)—also known as Common Sage, Culinary Sage and Garden Sage—is a perennial evergreen shrub found widely in the Mediterranean regions of the world.It belongs to the genus Salvia, which consists of over 900 varieties of shrubs, annuals and herbaceous perennials.This plant is used for its medicinal value and essential oil and also as a flavoring and seasoning ingredient. Today lots of leaves are dark brown at the edges and/or tips. Sage leaves yellow if the plant is being kept too wet and plants that are getting splashed with water on a frequent basis are likely to develop leaf-spot fungus. It goes through wilting stages but I just cut off a bunch of branches and it seems to thrive all over again. Powdery mildew on garden sage appears as the temperatures increase in late spring. I think the plant had plenty of water. Keep soil moist. Part of the mint family, sage grows into a bushy plant up to two-feet tall and two-feet wide. Blooms from late spring or summer through fall (all year in the Tropical South); 4- to 12 inches stems bear 2 inches flowers that emerge from 1 inches calyxes of same color. Can be ravaged by Mexican giant whitefly. Starting Sage. Sage does best when grown in full sun and watered once a week, fairly deeply. Sage can also be grown from softwood cutting. Transfer when the seedlings are several inches tall. Since I repotted with the humus and manure last night the leaves have straightened out a bit but I think both the sage and rosemary suffered a little transplant shock from me … If your sage is an adult shrub, it can withstand -30 degrees winter temperatures, if properly covered. Could it be too much water causing this? Not curling up, but curling in a downward spiral with the bottom on the inside. In the early stages, it looks like dusty white spots on the upper surface of the leaves. It is a fungal disease. Plant 8-10 seeds per 6-inch pot and cover lightly with soil. 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