Salvia pratensis (Meadow sage) — HD Scan, Thalkirchen, Germany, 2025

HA-0222 · HD Scan, Thalkirchen, Germany, 09/2025, Julian Auch

Salvia pratensis (Meadow sage) — HD Scan, Thalkirchen, Germany, 2025

HA-0223 · HD Scan, Thalkirchen, Germany, 09/2025, Julian Auch

Salvia pratensis (Meadow sage) — Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 2019

HA-0022 · Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 06/2019, Julian Auch

Salvia pratensis (Meadow sage) — Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 2019

HA-0023 · Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 06/2019, Julian Auch

Salvia pratensis (Meadow sage) — Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 2019

HA-0024 · Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 06/2019, Julian Auch

Salvia pratensis (Meadow sage) — Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 2019

HA-0025 · Backlit, Offenbach, Germany, 06/2019, Julian Auch

Meadow sageSalvia pratensis

Salvia pratensis, commonly known as meadow clary, is a perennial wildflower native to Europe. It is notable for its large, deep violet-blue flowers arranged in loose spikes and for the pronounced hooded shape of its blooms. The genus name Salvia comes from the Latin salvare, meaning “to heal,” reflecting the long-standing medicinal reputation of sages. Salvia pratensis is especially interesting for its lever-like pollination mechanism, which dusts visiting insects with pollen, a sophisticated adaptation that clearly sets it apart from many other meadow plants.

Scientific Name

Salvia pratensis

Family

Order

Lamiales

Lifespan

Perennial

Blossom Color

Purple

Blossom Symmetry

Zygomorph

Phyllotaxis

Whorled

Techniques

HD Scan, Backlit

Specimens

HA-0222, HA-0223, HA-0022, HA-0023, HA-0024, HA-0025