Spanish Sage Salvia lavandulifolia

LATIN NAME: Salvia lavandulifolia

COMMON NAME: Spanish Sage

The Spanish sage is the narrow-leafed one, made for the dry slope and the lavender-blue spikes. The low, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub carries the narrow, grey-green, strongly aromatic leaves and the short, upright spikes of the small, lavender-blue flowers through the late spring and the summer, one of the fine, neat sights of the dry garden. The leaves carry the fine, sharp, piney-sage scent, and the plant is a fine, easy presence of the dry border, the rock garden and the pot. It is a plant of the open, sunny, very well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Spanish sage is a neat, aromatic subject of the plant science, and the narrow, grey leaves keep showing up in the work on the sage group. The chemistry of the essential oil, which carries the fine, sharp, piney note, has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the aromatic herbs, the Mediterranean shrubs and the members of the mint family. The lavender-blue spikes and the low, bushy habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and the Spanish sage is a regular subject of the work on the dry-garden sages of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Spanish sage is a fine, easy plant of the dry garden and the rock bank. The short, upright spikes of the lavender-blue flowers open through the late spring and the summer, drawing the bees, and the narrow, grey-green leaves carry the fine, sharp, piney-sage scent through the year. The plant stands the heat, the drought and the poor, stony ground with the ease, making it one of the fine choices for the dry border, the rock garden and the container. It has been written about in the horticultural and the culinary papers for the lavender-blue spikes and the sharp scent, and it is a fine, easy plant of the open, sunny, very well-drained garden.

The Spanish sage is one of the dry-garden sages of the warm slope, and the narrow, grey-green leaves carry the fine, sharp, piney scent. The lavender-blue spikes draw the bees through the summer.

To grow the Spanish sage from seed, sow the small, round seeds in pots of moist, free-draining soil, in the warm sun, keep the pots in a bright spot and water gently. The seedlings are up within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the very well-drained ground, the lavender-blue spikes will open through the summer.

vaste plant, keukenkruid, eetbare bloem, geur, bladhoudend
Eetbare delen: blad, bloem
Typeringen: Salvia lavandulifolia bloeit rijker dan Salvia officinalis, heeft smaller blad en is veel aromatischer heeft warmte in de geur.

(Lavender sage) In Spain this is the only sage used in cooking. It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S. officinalis). The oil is distilled and harvested commercially. It is also a popular antidiabetic used throughout Spain. Studies confirm that it is effective for blood sugar, lowering without affecting insulin levels.