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Salvia tomentosa
Balsamic sage is a mound-forming perennial shrub from the Mint family, native to the Balkans, Turkey and the Caucasus region. It grows well in full sun and well-drained soil, and its flowers attract pollinators.
Salvia tomentosa, the balsamic sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula, Crimea, Turkey, Lebanon/Syria, and the Transcaucasus, and it has been introduced to Germany. A mound-forming perennial reaching 0.5 to 1 m (2 to 3 ft), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia tomentosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
