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 / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on freshly opened yellow Lantana (Lantana camara) flowers. Flowers turn pink when nectar no longer provided. In garden, Tanzania. Native to tropical Americas.

Heather Angel / Wild sage (Lantana camara), flowers turn pink following pollination. Native to tropical America. Invasive species, Tanzania.

Heather Angel / Wild sage (Lantana camara), flowers turn pink following pollination. Native to tropical America. Invasive species, Tanzania.

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

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

Fabrice Cahez / Flower meadow with Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Vosges, France. May.

Fabrice Cahez / Honeybee (Apis melifera) foraging on Sage flower (Salvia pratensis) Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow with flowers of Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Vosges, France. May.

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow with flowers of Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Vosges, France. May.

Mike Read / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flower in grassland near St-Agnon-en-Vercors, Vercors Regional Natural Park, Vercors, France, June 2016.

Mike Read / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flower in grassland near St-Agnon-en-Vercors, Vercors Regional Natural Park, Vercors, France, June 2016.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Lorraine Bennery / Black-veined white butterflies, (Aporia crataegi) on Sage flowers (Salvia pratensis), Haut-Languedoc Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Alex Hyde / Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Fabrice Cahez / Sage flowers (Salvia pratensis) Vosges, France, May,

Fabrice Cahez / Bee (Apis), foraging on sage flower, Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Bumblebee (Bombus sp) foraging at sage flower, Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Sage flowers (Salvia pratensis) Vosges, France, May,

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow with Wild sage (Salvia pratensis) and Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow with Wild sage (Salvia pratensis) and Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) Vosges, France, May.

Adrian Davies / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Provence, France, May.

Benjamin Barthelemy / Bee-fly (Bombylius major) on Meadow sage (Salvia pratensis) Cailles Valley Regional Nature Reserve / Reserve Naturelle Regionale de la Vallee des Cailles, Eure-et-Loir, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, Vosges, May.

Nick Upton / Turkish sage (Phlomis russeliana) close up of flowers, a garden escape, flowering on verge of country lane through a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) in flower in field, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / West Indian lantana (Lantana camara) in flower, Terracina, Lazio, Italy. September.

Konrad Wothe / Sage (Salvia pratensis) and Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) flowering in meadow, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June.

Konrad Wothe / Sage (Salvia pratensis) and Buttercup, (Ranunculus acris) in wildflower meadow, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June.

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe Island white sage (Senecio palmeri) flowers amongst the dead old growth remains of Guadalupe cypress tree (Cupressus guadalupensis). Goats ate all the seedlings, but now plants are starting...

Nick Upton / Turkish sage (Phlomis russeliana), garden escape in chalk grassland. Wiltshire, England, UK. May.

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) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp). View towards Campitello di Fassa and mountains, Fassa Valley, Dolomit...

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.

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

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