Very interesting to plant in your aromatic garden, to form dense clumps, rockeries or low-maintenance gardens. It attracts many pollinators, such as butterflies and bees, as well as having numerous medicinal properties in its oils.
Evergreen shrub up to 60cm. HAairy,greenish, lanceolated leaves, which take on a silvery appearance. Showy and aromatic mauve flowering that grows in clusters.
Essential Oil, Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Cosmetic, Culinary, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Herbs garden, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Flowerbeds, Gravel Garden, Low hedge

| Flower colour | Mauve, Pink |
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| Flowering period | March, April, May, June, Spring, Summer |
| Fragrant | Flower, Foliage |
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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| Foliage colour | Silver |
| Botanical name | Salvia fruticosa |
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| Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
| Planting period | March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December, Spring, Autumn |
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| Type of use | Essential Oil, Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Cosmetic, Culinary, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Herbs garden, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Flowerbeds, Gravel Garden, Low hedge |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil type | Clay, Sand, Loam, Rich |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained, Dry |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (-5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
| Watering | Moderate |
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