Salvia sclarea: Clary Sage with Large Bracts and Aromatic Foliage

Salvia sclarea, known as Clary Sage or Muscatel Sage, is a biennial or short-lived perennial native to the Mediterranean. It forms a large rosette of wrinkled, aromatic leaves in its first year. In the second year, it produces tall spikes of pale lilac flowers with large, showy, pinkish-white bracts.

Plant Details

• Family: Lamiaceae
• Genus: Salvia
• Species: sclarea
• Synonyms: Salvia altilabrosa, S. calostachya, S. coarctata, S. foetida

Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. 'Clary Sage' is grown for its essential oil, ornamental bracts, and as a biennial foliage plant. It self-sows readily.