May 18, 2021 · Clary sage is a biennial that begins as a rosette in the first year and will grow a flower stalk the second year. It is a short-lived plant that will usually die after the second year, although in some climates it may persist weakly for one or two more seasons.

Learn how to grow Salvia viridis sage flowers from seed: sowing, germination, transplanting, light and soil preferences, hardiness, harvesting, and drying.

Aug 22, 2023 · Salvia viridis, commonly known as Clary Sage or Painted Sage, is a captivating annual plant that can add a burst of color and texture to our garden. And it'll keep giving that color and texture all season long.

Salvia viridis (annual clary, orval) is an annual plant native to an area extending from the Mediterranean to the Crimea and into Iran.

Showing off its large, intensely violet-blue bracts from summer to fall, Annual Sage ‘Blue Monday’ (Salvia horminum or Salvia viridis) is among the most rewarding plants in the summer garden. Grows vigorously in multi-branched clumps, up to 2 ft. tall (60 cm) and 1 ft. wide (30 cm)

Salvia viridis (annual clary, orval) is an annual plant native to an area extending from the Mediterranean to the Crimea and into Iran. Salvia viridis quickly grows to 1 to 2 feet (0.30 to 0.61 m) tall and 1 foot (0.30 m) wide, with a flowering period of over a month.

Apr 26, 2020 · Clary sage is a biennial or short lived perennial native to the Mediterranean area, North Africa and Central Asia. It is hardy in zones 5 through 9. Grow it in full sun and well-drained soil. The plants are drought tolerant but grow best when watered regularly. The first year the plants grow a basal rosette of leaves that can be 2 to 3 feet wide.

Mar 15, 2025 · Culinary and medicinal clary sage (Salvia sclarea) is an aromatic short-lived perennial for Zones 5 to 9. Learn how to grow this herb now on Gardener’s Path.

From spring to summer, this annual produces multiple flower spikes with tiny flowers enclosed in showy bracts in shades of white, pink, or purple and marked with darker veins. Plants grow 18-20 inches tall and about half as wide.