Plus, if you grow this elegant plant with your herbs or veggie crops, it will attract a multitude of pollinators and beneficial insects with its bright blooms.

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And if you love cultivating your own herbs to use in culinary creations or homegrown herbal teas, this aromatic plant’s tropical-fruit scented foliage will be a delight that is simply… sensual.

If it sounds too good to be true, just wait, there’s more – this beauty of a plant is easy to grow too.

What Is Pineapple Sage?

Our sensory appreciation of this herb may begin with the visual – pineapple sage (S. elegans) is an herbaceous, semi-woody aromatic plant that features fantastic spikes of red blooms.

Grown as a small shrub, tender herbaceous perennial, or annual, this plant reaches three to five feet tall and has a three- to four-foot spread.

The leaves of this herb grow up to three inches long and two inches wide. Elliptical to triangle shaped and pale green in color, they are held opposite on stems that are square when viewed in cross section.

After examining the plant’s physical attributes, next comes the sensory overload – this herb’s foliage is extremely fragrant, giving off a mouth-watering, pineapple aroma that is even stronger when leaves are rubbed.

I dare you to give these leaves a sniff and not close your eyes in pure bliss.

Shortly after recovering from this indulgent waft, you may notice that to the touch, the short hairs on the herb’s foliage give the leaves a soft, slightly velvety feel.

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