Gwyneth Paltrow Grows Salvia in Her Garden

2011-05-11 16:18:58

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Gwyneth, how does your garden grow?

Now that spring has finally sprung, celebrities are celebrating by sporting rising hemlines and wedge espadrilles, or in Gwyneth Paltrow's case, planting a garden.

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In the 38-year-old star's latest blog post on her healthy-living website GOOP.com, she boasts about her crops of herbs and vegetables. "We've got 4 varieties [of sage] going this year!" the Country Strong actress penned in the blog post. Paltrow also listed mint, kale, basil, and salvia.

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Salvia, in its hallucinogenic form (known as salvia divinorum), made headlines last December when a video was leaked to TMZ, showing teen queen Miley Cyrus smoking the herb out of a bong. But salvia officinalis is known as common sage and is used for cooking.

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No word about which variation of salvia Paltrow is growing in her garden, but regardless, it's nice to see the healthy actress flexing her green thumb.

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