General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

Common names
  • Clary Sage
  • Clary
  • Salvia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia sclarea
  • Synonym: Salvia turkestanica
  • Synonym: Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica
Also sold as:
  • Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica alba 'Mojito'

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