Salvia viridis Pink Sundae Seeds - Clary Sage

Easy to grow and highly decorative, Salvia viridis 'Pink Sundae' offers a multitude of flowers with pink bracts that remain in place throughout the summer. Its upright floral stems are ideal for creating fresh or dried flower bouquets. This annual plant can be grown in any garden, in a flower bed or even in a pot on a terrace. Sow it in place in spring, in full sun or partial shade, in rich and well-drained soil.

Belonging to the Lamiaceae family, Salvia viridis or Salvia horminum is an annual sage, also known as green sage. It grows wild in dry and arid areas around the Mediterranean and has given rise to numerous cultivars selected for their brightly coloured bracts. The 'Pink Sundae' selection forms a bushy clump that reaches 60 cm in height when in bloom and 30 cm in width. Its upright stems bear small, nectar-rich flowers with prominent bracts. The flowers, arranged in clusters along the stems, fall quickly, but the large pink sterile bracts remain in place throughout the summer and until the first frost.

The floral stems of hormin sage are perfect for floral art. Once cut, they can last 7 to 10 days in a vase. For dried bouquets, cut the stems when the bracts are well coloured and hang them to dry. The bracts retain their colour well.

With its upright habit, Salvia hormin 'Pink Sundae' brings height to flower beds. In the vegetable garden, its flowers attract pollinating insects and butterflies. It is perfect for quickly adding colour to the garden or terrace throughout the summer and self-seeds easily. To create beautiful summer bouquets and attract beneficial insects to the garden, combine it with Cosmos Cosimo Red White with bicolour flowers, Echinacea Butterfly Kisses with pink flowers, Zinnia Elegans Purple Prince or even Gypsophila Snow Flake which will bring lightness to your flower bed with its fluffy white flowers.