Salvia verbenaca
Sauge à feuilles de verveine
Wild Clary
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | purple |
| Flower size | 6-10 mm |
| Flowering months | January, February, March, April, May |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 20-80 cm |
Description
Also known as Salvia clandestina or Salvia multifida. A very variable sage. Roadsides, olive groves, grassy areas. Flowering most of the year, but mainly January to May.
Flowers
The flowers, pale blue, violet or lilac are borne in lax, dense whorls, in the form of a spike.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval to long, pointed, with wavy, serrated margins, opposite on the stem.
Fruits Seeds
Nut: 4 small nuts, enclosed within the calyx.
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