Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp). View towards Campitello di Fassa and mountains, Fassa Valley, Dolomit...

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanenensis) feeding on Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea) Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tropical sage in flower {Salvia coccinea} Texas, USA.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Snake River and sagebrush prairie, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Heavy cumulus clouds gather before storm above sagebrush desert, central Wyoming

Silvia Reiche / Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) butterfly on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), Hoogeloon, Netherlands

David Perpinan / Male Solitary bee (Anthophora romandii) nectaring from a Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) flower, Barcelona, Spain, March.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) and Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers in alpine meadow. Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine meadow with Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) and Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow including Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Clovers (Trifolium spp), Hoary plantain (Plantago media), Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp) and Y...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Hoary plantain (Plantago media). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Hoary plantain (Plantago media). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp), Clover (Trifolium s...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp), Clover (Trifolium s...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) flowering in alpine meadow. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) flowering in alpine meadow. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Clover (Trifolium sp) and Bird's-foot trefoil (...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) in species rich alpine meadow alongside Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. June...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) and Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). View towards Campitello di Fassa...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow, flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) and Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum). Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / View across species rich alpine meadow to Campitello di Fassa, flowers include Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus sp). Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cable car over species rich alpine meadow with Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus sp), coniferous forest on mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus sp), mountain hut and mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Ingo Arndt / Honey bee (Apis mellifera), feeding on Sage (Salvia sp.) flower, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Honey bee (Apis mellifera), feeding on sage (Salvia sp.) flower, Germany

Niall Benvie / Selection of wildflowers against white background, including Thistle (Cirsium), Common rockrose (Helianthemum chamaecistus), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) Creeping hairbell (Campanula rapunculoides)...

Pascal Pittorino / Black veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on a Meadow clary flower (Salvia pratensis), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, Lozere, France, July

Nigel Cattlin / Chrysanthemum leafhopper (Eupteryx melissae) colourful adult pesy on a sage leaf, Devon, England, UK. September

Linda Pitkin / Wild clary (Salvia verbenaca). Hampton Court, Richmond Upon Thames, England, UK. August.

Linda Pitkin / Wild clary (Salvia verbenaca) Portland Bill cliff top, Dorset, England, July

Linda Pitkin / Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis), a rare plant in Surrey, and Near Threatened on the Vascular Plant Red Data List for England. Colley Hill, Surrey, England, June

Paul Harcourt Davies / Self-seeded flower bed, including Bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis), Poppies, sea holly, lavender and various Salvias which all attract bees. At photographer Paul Harcourt Davies home Podere Monte...

Nigel Cattlin / Sage leaf hopper (Eupteryx melissae) on underside of Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Sage leaf hopper (Eupteryx melissae) on underside of Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nick Garbutt / Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis). North Tyrol, Austria. June.

Nick Garbutt / Alpine Wildflower meadow, a diversity of species including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Sainfoin (Onobrychis sp) and Rattle (Rhinanthus sp). North Tyrol, Austria. June.

Heather Angel / Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp) nectaring on Clary sage (Salvia sclarea). Pollen deposited on bee's back by hanging anthers. Turkey. June.

Nick Upton / Sage-leaved cistus (Cistus salvifolius) and Spiny broom (Calicotome villosa), Supramonte mountain range, near Urzulei, Sardinia, Italy. June.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) Causse Mejean, Tarn, France, May.

Loic Poidevin / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) Gorges du Tarn, France, May

Nick Upton / Canaries endemics Mountain scabious (Pterocephalus dumetorum) and Canary island sage (Salvia canariensis) flowering below El Rana and Roque Nublo, volcanic basaltic monoliths on the Tablon Nublo plate...

Nick Upton / Canaries endemics Mountain scabious (Pterocephalus dumetorum) and Canary island sage (Salvia canariensis) flowering below El Rana and Roque Nublo, volcanic basaltic monoliths on the Tablon Nublo plate...

Nick Upton / Canary island sage (Salvia canariensis) clump flowering below a volcanic rock face, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. May 2016.

Nick Upton / Canary island sage (Salvia canariensis) clump flowering below Roque Nublo, a volcanic basaltic monoliths on the Tablon Nublo plateau, within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, near Tejeda, Gran Canaria, May...

Nick Upton / Canary island sage (Salvia canariensis) clump flowering among volcanic rocks, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. May.