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|genus=Salvia
|genus=Salvia
|species=nemorosa
|species=nemorosa
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|common_name=Balkan clary, Steppe sage
|common_name=Balkan clary, Steppe sage
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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'''''Salvia nemorosa''''' ('''Woodland sage''') is a hardy herbaceous [[perennial]] plant native to a wide area of central Europe and western Asia. It is an attractive plant that is easy to grow and propagate, with the result that it has been passed around by gardeners for many years. Its wide distribution, long history, and the ease with which it hybridizes have resulted in many [[cultivar]]s and hybrids—along with problems in clearly identifying the [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s and their relationship with ''S. nemorosa''. It was named and described by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in 1762, with "nemorosa" ("of woods") referring to its typical habitat in groves and woods.<ref name="Clebsch">{{cite book|last=Clebsch|first=Betsy|coauthors=Carol D. Barner|title=The New Book of Salvias|publisher=Timber Press|date=2003|page=208|isbn=9780881925609|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NM0iwB8GrQYC&pg=PA208}}</ref>
In northern Britain, ''Salvia nemorosa'' and ''Salvia pratensis'' are both in danger of disappearing due depredation from [[slug]]s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fieldhouse|first=Ken|coauthors=James Hitchmough|title=Plant User Handbook: A Guide to Effective Specifying|publisher=Blackwell Publishing|date=2004|pages=334–335|isbn=9780632058433|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VtWpIjO7SgcC&pg=PA334}}</ref>
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There are numerous cultivars widely grown in horticulture. Many of them are hardy to –18 °C., with flowers ranging in color from violet, to violet-blue, rosy pink, and even white. All are perennial, with numerous leafy stems growing from the base at the beginning of summer. The many inflorescences have closely spaced whorls of small flowers with brightly colored calyces. The plant prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate weekly watering.<ref name="Clebsch"/>
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Salvia nemorosa, Crantz (S. virgata., Hort., not Ait. S. virgata nemorosa, Hort.). Fig. 3537. Perennial, 2-3 ft. high, much branched: radical lvs. short-petioled, cauline sessile, lanceolate, 2 1/2-3 in. long, the upper lvs. gradually reduced in size, glabrous and dull green above, pale and finely pubescent beneath: fls. small, in very long slender spikes terminating all the branches, up to 16 in. long; floral whorls approximate, 6-fld.; corolla bright violet or purple. June-Oct. Eu. and W. Asia.—The fls. are sometimes described as being bronzy purple. Var. alba, Hort., is said to grow 18 in. high and to have short spikes of white fls. This may be the same as S. sylvestris var. alba, as S. nemorosa, Linn., is a synonym of S. sylvestris.
Salvia nemorosa, Crantz (S. virgata., Hort., not Ait. S. virgata nemorosa, Hort.). Fig. 3537. Perennial, 2-3 ft. high, much branched: radical lvs. short-petioled, cauline sessile, lanceolate, 2 1/2-3 in. long, the upper lvs. gradually reduced in size, glabrous and dull green above, pale and finely pubescent beneath: fls. small, in very long slender spikes terminating all the branches, up to 16 in. long; floral whorls approximate, 6-fld.; corolla bright violet or purple. June-Oct. Eu. and W. Asia. G.M. 56:714. R.H. 1913, p. 471.—The fls. are sometimes described as being bronzy purple. Var. alba, Hort., is said to grow 18 in. high and to have short spikes of white fls. This may be the same as S. sylvestris var. alba, as S. nemorosa, Linn., is a synonym of S. sylvestris.
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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