Plant in full sun in a well-draining soil and irrigate occasionally. Very cold hardy (-30 °F) and useful down to USDA Zone 4. A nice selection of the herb sage that is lower growing with smaller leaves than most others and it flowers prolifically through much of the spring and early summer. Good for cooking.

Salvia officinalis 'Robert Grim' is a nice cultivar of the culinary sage that came to us from Betsy Clebsch. Besty told us it came from Robert "Bob" Grim's garden. Grim was noted hybridizer of succulent plants, primarily those in the Crassula family (Crassulaceae) who lived and gardened in San Jose, California and she noted that this plant is "first rate as a garden plant although it does get woody and die out a bit after three years or so." We grew this plant from 2000 to 2002. 

The information displayed on this page about Salvia officinalis 'Robert Grim' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.