species
Salvia sclarea
Clary sage
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Salvia sclarea belongs to the family Lamiaceae, also known as Clary sage, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, chalk or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from June to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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