Whorled Clary

Salvia verticillata

Growth conditions
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.6m
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Herbs
Growth	Fast
Names
German name	Quirlblütiger Salbei
Taxonomy
Family	Lamiaceae
Genus	Salvia
Origin and spread
Native to	Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russi, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Belgium, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Krasnoyarsk, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New Jersey, New York, Norway, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vermont, Virginia
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Last updated: 2023-09-22 16:54:55 UTC by permabot

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Whorled Clary

Salvia verticillata

Description

This sage species is a perennial herb native to the mediterranean now naturalized in nothern Europe and North America. The lower leaves usually overwinter while staying green but wither prior to flowering.