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Whorled Clary

Salvia verticillata

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Common names

26 names · 24 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Lilac Sage
  • Whorled Clary[1][2]
Other languages (23)
Dutch
French
Bulgarian
  • Прешленест конски босилек[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 轮生鼠尾草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 輪葉鼠尾草[2]
Croatian
  • Pršljenasta kadulja[2]
Czech
  • šalvěj přeslenitá[2]
Danish
  • Kranssalvie[2]
Finnish
  • kiehkurasalvia[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Lózsálya[2]
Italian
Latvian
  • Mieturu salvija[2]
Lithuanian
  • Menturinis šalavijas[2]
Norwegian
  • kranssalvie[2]
Polish
  • Szałwia okręgowa[2]
Russian
  • Шалфей мутовчатый[2]
Serbian
  • Žalfija konjska[2]
  • Жалфија коњска[2]
Slovak
  • šalvia praslenatá[2]
Slovenian
  • vretenčasta kadulja[2]
Swedish
  • kranssalvia[2]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Шавлія кільчаста[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Salvia verticillata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Quirlblütiger Salbei — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Whorled Clary — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Sauge verticillée — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Salvia spuria — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Kranssalie — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
[2] Salvia verticillata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Quirlblütiger Salbei — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Whorled Clary — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Sauge verticillée — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Salvia spuria — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Kranssalie — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • šalvěj přeslenitá — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Шалфей мутовчатый — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • kranssalvie — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • kiehkurasalvia — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Menturinis šalavijas — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Прешленест конски босилек — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • kranssalvia — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Kranssalvie — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Шавлія кільчаста — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • vretenčasta kadulja — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • šalvia praslenatá — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Mieturu salvija — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Lózsálya — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • dadırak — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Szałwia okręgowa — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Жалфија коњска — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Žalfija konjska — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • Pršljenasta kadulja — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • 輪葉鼠尾草 — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
  • 轮生鼠尾草 — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 128689; Salvia verticillata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Salvia verticillata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Salvia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. This entry covers autumn-flowering types.

Sources [2] [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Lilac Sage (Salvia verticillata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Salvia verticillata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2657472; ID 79GM7; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2657472; ID 79GM7; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidancePollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Salvia species (top 652 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 5, column 2, entry Salvia species (top 697 pt)

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