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Salvia sclarea 'Turkestanica' (Clary) is a magnificent show-stopping biennial to add impact to the garden. Large attractive rosettes of blue green foliage develop a branching flower head to 75cm tall in the second year. The flower are lavender with a white lip but the real stars of the show are the large showy white & pink bracts. Clary has been long cultivated both for ornament and flavour, having been used as a substitute for hops and to flavour wine. The names 'Clary' and 'sclarea' both derive form the Latin 'clarus' = clear; a reference to the use of the mucilaginous seeds to clear eyesight. The essential oil is often used in perfumery. Salvia sclarea – Clary, Horminum, Gallitricum, Clear Eye, See BrightDiscount of 25p per plant for quantities of 3 or over
