Salvia officinalis
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Common name: Sage
Salvia officinalis is a shrubby perennial native to the Mediterranean. It has been used for centuries for medical and culinary purposes (hence the species name 'officinalis'). It has purple flowers in early summer, and its grey-green leaves are hairy.
For information about this plant and witchcraft, check out the Oct. 30, 2020 Garden Story.
More about S. officinalis and salvias in general.
Flower photo: By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11046044
Leaf photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons
Leaf close-up photo: Smartse, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons