Clary (Salvia sclarea)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender, Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring. Form: Irregular or sprawling.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic taste and odour. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A strong, warm, aromatic taste and odour.; They are used mainly as a flavouring in cooked foods, they are similar to sage (S.; The leaves can be dipped in batter and cooked to make delicious fritters.

Habitat & North American Range

Rocky igneous slopes, mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland, shale banks and roadsides to 2000 metres in Turkey. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)