Salvia verticillata
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Whorled clary sage
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Type/Hardiness |
Herbaceous, Perennial, Hardy |
Flowering period |
July-September |
Height |
18-24in/45-70cm |
Light preference |
Full sun/part shade |
Soil preference |
Any, fertile |
Sowing time/depth |
Spring, 0.2in/5mm |
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Whorls of small, lilac flowers spaced along stems arising from dense clumps of grey-green, slightly hairy, basal foliage. A tough plant that tolerates sand, chalk and dryness. |
Sowing and/or growing instructions |
Sow in spring, 0.2in/5mm deep. No heat is required but to protect young seedlings it may be as well to put sown pots and seedlings in a cold frame. Plant out 2ft apart. |