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Salvia repens

by Johan Wentzel

Salvia repens
Common Name
Creeping sage
Plant Type
Perennial
Salvia repens is an easy and fast-growing herb with aromatic the leaves opposite each other along the stem. It can be very effectively used as a groundcover. Flowering season is quite long.
Plant Description

Salvia repens is an easy and fast-growing herb with rhizomes that spread to form small clumps of soft, hairy stems about 400 mm tall. Simple or branched, the stems are square ( typical of Salvia) and the aromatic leaves are formed opposite each other along the stem.

The leaves  are rough and hairy; the margins toothed and irregular.

The flowers are formed in clusters of 6-8. Formed close to the stem, the clusters of flowers are spaced closer together the nearer to the tip they are.  The small, two-lipped flowers (16-24 mm in length) vary in colour from pure white to pale blue, mauve and purple.

Salvia repens can be very effectively used as a groundcover. Flowering season is quite long.

Afrikaanse Naam
Kruipsalie
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Semi-deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
All year
Flower Colour
White
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
50cm
Region
Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat
Grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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