Who can say what is normal for a plant if you don't know what it is?

Flowers would have very helpful in identifying it.


"Mark Anderson" wrote in message
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I don't know what exactly kind of sage this is but the seed package I
planted last year just said it was sage. So I overwinter this plant
inside under lights and it did OK and made it through green and growing
all winter. In early June, while in a container outside, the sage
decides to flower which was nice and I let it. Now the flowers are
making seeds and it looks like the entire plant is about to die as if the
plant decided it has done its duty and isn't needed anymore.

Is this normal? I don't think I timed the lights properly in the winter
which caused all kinds of problems with seeds I tried to start. I also
overwintered a bunch of pineapple sage in the same environment and those
are doing well and last year they didn't bloom until November here in
Zone 5 Chicago. I'm wondering if perhaps I shouldn't have let it flower.