Sage is one of the essential herbs. It is used to flavor sausage, poultry, meat, bread, vegetables, omelets, and stuffing. Sage is often dried to create dried floral wreaths and dried flower arrangements. Sage has fragrant gray-green leaves and attractive purple-blue flower spikes in early summer. It is highly attractive to birds, bees, and butterflies. Sage is a perennial evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean region. Its gray-green leaves have a pebbled or bumpy texture, and release a pungent but not unpleasant aroma. Sage is used to flavor many dishes and is a common ingredient in vinegars and sauces.