| Description | An evergreen aromatic shrub that has been used for medicinal and culinary purpose for centuries. There have been many cultivars from this plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-ah)(oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, resents soggy soil |
| Temperature | reported to be hardy to 0 degrees F |
| Flowers | flowers found in whorls, 2 lipped, lavender, blue also some pinks and whites |
| Leaves | wrinkled gray green leaves, highly aromatic |
| Stems | woody-stem, semi-shrubby perennial |
| Dimensions | 2 by 2 feet |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native of Spain, the Balkans and North Africa |
| Notes & Reference | #87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), #98-The Sage Garden (Ann Lovejoy), #147-The Gardeners Guide to growing Salvias (John Sutton) |
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