Clary Sage

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Salvia sclarea Origin: Eurasia Improvement status: Cultivated material Seeds per packet: ~30 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Annual Clary Sage is a biennial o r short-lived perennial flower grown for its medicinal properties and as a pollinator attractor. Bees love it. The essential oil derived from the plant is commonly used in aromatherapy and as a flavoring for wines and liqueurs. The name likely derived from its former name, "clear-eye," for its former use: the moistened seeds have a mucilaginous coat (like its cousins chia and basil) which can apparently adhere to foreign objects in the eye making them much easier to remove! This plant will self-seed in your garden if you let it. Our seed was grown by EFN collaborator Andy Hahn in Colorado. Show more