Salvia viridis
| Salvia viridis | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Shelter | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
 | |
Salvia viridis (common name: clary)
Propagation: Seed - sow March/April in a greenhouse[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer.
Cultivation: Requires a very well-drained light sandy soil in a sunny position[2][1]. Prefers a rich soil[3]. Plants can be killed by excessive winter wet[1].
The plant is strongly aromatic[1]. The flowers can be air-dried and used as everlasting flowers[1].
A good bee plant[4].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[5].
Range: S. Europe.
Habitat: Rocky places and other dry habitats, always on limestone[6][7].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[8]. They are very aromatic and are added to salads, soups and cooked greens[9][8]. They are also used as a flavouring[10][11][9].
Seed - cooked or used as a flavouring[8].
The leaves and the seeds, when added to fermenting liquors, greatly increase the potency of the brew[12].
An essential oil is obtained from the plant and is used for flavouring certain beers and wines[8][13].
Medicinal: The leaves and flowering stems are aromatic and antiseptic[13]. They make a good gargle for treating sore gums[12].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. horminum.
Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ International Bee Research Association. Garden Plants Valuable to Bees. International Bee Research Association, 1981.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Oxford University Press, 1980.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of the Mediterranean. Hogarth Press, 1987.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bown, Deni. Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, 1995.