Salvia sclarea (clary sage)

Japanese name: クラリー セージ
Scientific name: Salvia sclarea

[Overview]
A biennial or perennial up to 1.5 m tall.
In its native range it grows in dry grassland.
The stem has 4 ridges.
The leaves are simple and opposite, broadly ovate, and densely covered with silvery-white hairs.
In summer, long flower spikes appear at the stem tips.
The flowers are pale purple and tubular with two lips, and the upper lip is sickle-shaped.

[Uses]
The leaves are used as an herb, and an essential oil is also extracted.

[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained site.

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