clary sage
Animation: Torben Klein Sound: Anna Baum
Plant Whisper
The grey-haired, aromatic leaves of clary sage, with their spicy fragrance, gave it its name. It must smell just as delicious to the wild bees and butterflies that pollinate it. The best way to experience it is to rub the fuzzy leaves between your thumb and forefinger, close your eyes, and inhale the scent. Bees and butterflies don't need to squeeze the fragrance out of the leaves with their fingers. They have fine antennae, consisting of many segments with countless tiny sensory hairs. These hairs contain olfactory cells that detect chemical substances from the air.
Botanical Facts
dry warm
hardy
Mediterranean region, Western Asia
May - July
sunny and warm
stony clay soils
Healing Properties
Digestive problems, menstrual problems, inflammation
Features
30 - 110 cm
❀ (flowers), 🌿 (herb)
⚕ (medicinal plant), 🍽 (edible), 💐 (ornamental plant)
The name derives from the earlier practice of flavoring lower-quality wines to approximate them to Muscat wine.
Only cultivated and therefore not relevant
Endangerment Level
–
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