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Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'

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Sage. Dark leaved material of the kitchen herb. The average size is 60 cm. The flower colour is purple. This plant is not hardy.The flowering period is June - September.

Color : paarsblauw

Flowering period : june - july

Size approx. : 50 cm.

Recommended quantity per square meter : 7

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : kwekerij Flores in Terra, Melderslo

Date taken : 10.07.2014

Common name : Sage

Family : Lamiaceae

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© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Jardins de Valloires, Argoules Fr.

© picture 3 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : kwekerij Flores in Terra, Melderslo

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Moor Wood, Woodmancote, Gloucestershire

© picture 6 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Lehrgarten des kreises Steinfurt

© picture 7 : H. Kolster, Boskoop, location picture : Wakehurst Place, GB

© picture 8 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kasteel Middachten

© picture 9 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kasteel Middachten
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : claylike or chalky soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 30 and 50 cm
width approx : between 20 and 30 cm
quantity per m2 : 7
flower colour : purple
leaf colour : purple
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 3 and 5 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : leaves scented lightly
flowering period : june - july
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant