Latin name: Salvia officinalis
Description: This deliciously aromatic evergreen sub-shrub is widely cultivated for its ornamental foliage as well as being widely used as a culinary herb. It is a fairly compact shrub with rough, greyish-green, oblong pointed leaves. The flowers are in shades of blue and purple on short spikes intermittently throughout the summer. There are some stunning variegated forms like ‘Tricolor’ with white, deep pink and purple leaves.
Hardiness: hardy
Height: 60cm x 1m
Position: Full sun
Soil: Any well drained garden soil
Water: Drought tolerant
Usage: As part of a herb garden or mixed with other Mediterranean plants in a gravel garden
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
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Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Gardening with Mediterranean Plants