Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Native sage of dry grassland and coastal turf, with short violet-blue flower spikes and crinkled aromatic leaves. Closely related to culinary sage.

Hardiness ratings

Wild clary hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 5–9 −28.9 °C to −1.1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H6 −20 °C to −15 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 5–8 −23 °C to −1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 2–6 −10 °C to 15 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Specialist forage for long-tongued bees
  • Drought tolerant — thrives on poor, dry and chalky soils
  • A coastal native — succeeds where other sages struggle with damp winters

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Wild clary on Wikipedia