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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Mint Family
  7. Sages
  8. Salvia Sect. Aethiopis
  9. Clary

species 3,492 observations

Clary

Salvia sclarea

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

13 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Banded Mud Bee, Red Admiral, Two-tailed Swallowtail, Valley Carpenter Bee 5

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry Well drained
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam Organic
Soil pH
Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Dry soil Rabbits
Habit
Clumping Erect Mounding Multi stemmed
Plant type
Edible Herb Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension.

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