Annual Clary Sage (Salvia viridis) organic seeds
- Purple- and pink-coloured flowers and bracts. A real eye-catcher.
- Contents: Approx. 35 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.59
Content: 35 Single seed
Product number: SAL07-BIO GTIN: 4251420514233
Description
This beautiful annual ornamental sage is less well-known than it deserves to be. It’s a feast for the eyes, flowering all through summer and into October. With its vibrant purple and pink bracts, Annual Clary Sage adds gorgeous splashes of colour to a flower bed and also grows very well in pots.
The scene-stealers here aren’t the plant’s flowers – which are actually rather small and unremarkable – but the highly-coloured upper leaves or bracts. Though the flowers do produce nectar, making them a favourite port of call for bees and other insects.
The scene-stealers here aren’t the plant’s flowers – which are actually rather small and unremarkable – but the highly-coloured upper leaves or bracts. Though the flowers do produce nectar, making them a favourite port of call for bees and other insects.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Container plant, Summer flower |
|---|---|
| Use | Cut flower, Herb/spice plant, Medicinal plant, Ornamental plant |
| Lifecycle | Annual |
| Species | Lamiaceae |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Region, Southern Europe |
| Characteristics | Food for bees, Needs light to germinate |
| Eventual height | 20-60 cm |
| Flower colour | Blue, Lilac |
| Flowering months | August, July, June, September |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | August, June, May, September |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Germination time | 1-4 weeks |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Soil type | Free-draining, Fresh, Humus-rich, Poor |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Water requirement | Low |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Annual very decorative summer flower. Start indoors from March or direct sow outside from mid-May. Needs light to germinate: simply scatter the seeds on the substrate and press down lightly. Germinates in 1-3 weeks at around 20°C. Loves sunny locations and self-seeds readily. Cutting back after the first flowering will produce another abundant display.
Other names
Botanical name: Salvia viridis, Salvia hominum
German: Schopfsalbei, Buntschopfsalbei, Pracht-Salbei
English: Annual clary sage, Purple topped sage
French: Sauge verte, Hormin
Italian: Salvia annuale
Spanish: La gallocresta, hormino silvestre
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