Salvia sclarea var.turkestaniana 'Vatican White'
(Biennial Clary Sage 'Vatican White')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Biennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.2m
Width - 45cm
Location - The White Garden
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 2-lipped, white Blooms and larger, showy, white Bracts. The Bracts retain their colour after the flowers have finished. The flowers are produced from early summer into early autumn.
Synonyms - Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica Alba, S. s. var. turkestanica 'Vatican White'
Flower:
White, 2-lipped flowers are subtended by larger, showy, white bracts. The flowers are produced in branched, candelabra-like spikes from June into September. The bracts retain their colour after the flowers have finished.
Flower colour: White
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, but well-drained soil.