{"id":3035,"date":"2019-12-18T00:09:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T08:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-664\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T14:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:10:51","slug":"salvia-sclarea-and-its-invasive-potential","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/salvia-sclarea-and-its-invasive-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvia sclarea and its invasive potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I bought a plant at a local plant sale, <em>Salvia sclarea &#8216;Turkestanica&#8217;<\/em>. As I was researching the plant online, I saw several nurseries stating that the plant can&#8217;t be sold in Washington State. Am I right in thinking that this is an invasive species? Is it safe to plant in Seattle?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You are correct about its invasive potential. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) is a Class A noxious weed and cannot be legally sold in Washington, since at least 2003. Eradication of Class A weeds is mandatory. I imagine that the seller was unaware of its status in Washington. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/environment\/animalsAndPlants\/noxious-weeds\/weed-identification\/clary-sage.aspx\">Here<\/a> is more information from the King County Noxious Weed Control Board.<\/p>\n<p>According to the USDA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/npgsweb.ars-grin.gov\/gringlobal\/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=32964\">Germplasm Resources Information Network<\/a>, <em>Salvia sclarea &#8216;Turkestanica&#8217;<\/em> (or <em>turkestaniana<\/em>, as it is spelled here) is a synonym for <em>Salvia sclarea,<\/em> so it would not be exempt from the weed regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bought a plant at a local plant sale, Salvia sclarea &#8216;Turkestanica&#8217;. As I was researching the plant online, I saw several nurseries stating that the plant can&#8217;t be sold in Washington State. Am I right in thinking that this is an invasive species? Is it safe to plant in Seattle? &nbsp; You are correct about its invasive potential. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) is a Class A noxious weed and cannot be legally sold in Washington, since at least 2003&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/salvia-sclarea-and-its-invasive-potential\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salvia sclarea and its invasive potential<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[489],"class_list":["post-3035","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-noxious-weeds-washington"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/3035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=3035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}