Salvia nemorosa Sensation White - Woodland Sage

The Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation White' is a compact variety of bush sage with a particularly generous white flowering in summer. It forms wider than tall clumps and produces wide and densely packed flower spikes above aromatic green foliage. It is a robust and undemanding perennial plant that adapts to various growing conditions. Very attractive at the front of borders, it easily reblooms during the season and can also be grown in a pot on a balcony or terrace.

The Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation White' is a perennial from the family of lamiaceae or labiates. It is a horticultural creation derived from a species native to central Europe and western Asia commonly known as wood sage. Its adult size will not exceed 30-35 cm (12-14in) in height and 40-45 cm (16-18in) in width. This perennial develops from a prostrate rosette of ovate, rough, dark green leaves with dentate edges. It has a bushy, highly branched and sturdy habit. The flowering takes place from June to September, in terminal clusters composed of numerous small (0.5 to 1 cm (0in)) white flowers with green bracts. The beautiful dense and wide spikes, almost glistening, and laden with nectar-rich flowers, succeed each other throughout the summer. They delight bees and butterflies.

This 'Sensation White' wood sage has the advantage of flowering until late summer if faded inflorescences are removed and the soil does not dry out too much. This plant can withstand anything, even wind, cold, heat and poor soils. It will be superb in the company of ground cover or landscape roses, bushy salvias and cotton lavenders along pathways or borders. It also pairs perfectly with easy-going perennial Geraniums like 'Rozanne' or 'Blue Cloud'.

With over 900 species of annuals, perennials, and softwooded shrubs distributed all over the globe, except in very cold regions and tropical forests, the genus Salvia is the richest in the lamiaceae family. The name Salvia, dating back to Roman times, derives from the Latin salvus 'healthy' alluding to the medicinal properties of common sage.