Salvia sclarea var.turkestaniana
(Biennial Clary Sage)
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Biennial
Origin - Europe, Central Asia
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.2m
Width - 45cm
Location - The Cool Garden, The House Border
Description: A clump-forming Biennial with an upright habit. Large, aromatic, mid-green leaves are ovate to oblong in shape. The leaves have toothed margins and are covered in fine hair. Striking, candelabra-like flower spikes have violet-pink, 2-lipped Blooms and larger, showy pinkish-mauve and white Bracts. The flowers are produced from early summer into early autumn.
Synonym - Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica
Flower:
Violet-pink, 2-lipped flowers with larger, showy, pinkish-mauve and white bracts are produced in candelabra-like spikes from June into September. The bracts retain their colour after the flowers have finished.
Flower colour: Violet
Flower shape: 2-lipped flowers in spikes
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Aromatic, mid-green leaves are ovate to oblong in shape with Dentate margins. The leaves are covered in fine hairs and held in opposite pairs up the square stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oblong
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive, well drained soil.