Have a piece of the Canary Islands in your garden with this Canary Sage! Attractive flower, endemic of the Canary Islands, present in most of the islands! Very aromatic with a characteristic camphor smell. Ornamental, medicinal and culinary...
Shrub up to 2m tall with long, hairy stems, with lanceolate yellowish-green leaves. Striking purple flowers that grow in clusters attracting butterflies and bees.
It can be found from 50m of altitude. The leaves of the young shoots are the ones that contain the greatest number of properties, so they can be collected and dried to be used later in infusions. Also used in the kitchen to flavor and aromatize soups, oils, sausages...
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
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Flower colour | Purple |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Foliage color | Green |
Fragrant | The whole plant |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (-5ºC) |
Plant use | Baskets & Containers, Coastal garden, Culinary, Cut flower, Edges, Gravel Garden, Honey producing plant, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Pollution tolerant, Singular, Urban garden, Wild garden |
Soil - Moisture | Dry, Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | No preference |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
Watering | Moderate |