Tricolor Sage has masses of beautiful racemes of fragrant lilac purple flowers with blue overtones rising above the foliage from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive fragrant narrow leaves are grayish green in color with showy purple variegation and tinges of white. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous purple in the fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.