4" Californian White Sage Smudge Stick / Bundle

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Transplanting a white sage plant is best done in the fall, as the fall through early spring months are the months when white sage growth tends to happen. The history of Christian missionaries and Native Americans are uncomfortably intertwined due to harsh church practices beginning in colonial times, such as forced conversion. A common practice was to boil sage leaves for five to ten minutes in a small amount of water, then to breathe the steam from the container. White Sage grows well in containers yet prefers a pot that is small relative to its size, because this decreases the risk of overwatering. Visualize the smoke lifting away all the negative thoughts, energies, and emotions that have attached themselves to you.

White Sage Plant: Growing Guide, Smudging, and Seeds

When growing Salvia apiana from seed outdoors in its native range, sow it in autumn before California’s winter rains begin. Viewed as a sacred plant, it also has been traditionally used for food, medicine, and many other purposes. Please contact us if you have questions about the challenges and rewards of growing California's Sacred White Sage or any of the hundreds of Salvias we cultivate at Flowers by the Sea Farm and Online Nursery. Think of the natural soil makeup of a foothill in the southern California region – dusty, sandy soil with lots of decomposing granite.It’s become a popular choice for people who are opting for lower-water gardens, and can be easily incorporated amongst other low-water plants for good effect. Until your cutting takes root, it’s best to keep it in a partly-shaded location on top of a heat mat that’s set between 70-85 degrees. The Cahuilla people have traditionally harvested large quantities of the seed, then mixed it with wheat flour and sugar to make gruel and biscuits.

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White Sage survived the California Mission system’s introduction of large herds of cattle in the 1700s. If you are looking for a spiritual experience, then white sage incense is the perfect way to get one. Tribal people would harvest the seeds of the white sage by cutting off the dried seed pods and putting them into a pottery container, then tightly closing or covering the top. Furthermore, we expressly disclaim any association or reference to sexual interests, as this disclaimer is not intended to address or endorse such topics. But from European texts, oral traditions, and some surviving practices, we do know that Native Californians had incredibly varied diets based upon careful management of wild plants and game.Many people from Native tribes outside of white sage’s traditional cultural usage area still burn white sage,” says Ramirez, “but they are mostly unaware now of where it comes from.

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Notably, the Chia Café Collective, a nexus for Indigenous educators reacquainting people with traditional uses of and relationships to California’s native plants, published a cookbook in 2010: Cooking the Native Way. It grows in spiky clusters in sandier soils, often in foothill areas of southern California and down into Mexico. This is a high quality product harvested in an environmental and sacred way, as it must be to be used to it's potential in ceremonies. It’s a fascinating bit of insight into the current Native culture and how they’re trying to sustain these plants.

Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Ideally, the leaves would still be pliable and there would be young growth, but they would have a strong, pungent scent when rubbed. If you start to see reddening leaves, you can give the plant a little assistance with a light drizzle of water at the base of the sage. It can help create an environment that will allow you to connect with your spirit and also purify your space of any negative energy or smells.