The purple flowers of the fruity sage 'Salvia Nachtvlinder' in the sage garden at the Chelse Physic Garden, London, UK. The Chelsea Physic Garden is

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The purple flowers of the fruity sage 'Salvia Nachtvlinder' in the sage garden at the Chelse Physic Garden, London, UK. The Chelsea Physic Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain. In 1673, it was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. Its rock garden is the oldest in Europe devoted to alpine plants and Mediterranean plants. --- The garden is Grade I listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England by English Heritage.

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Location: Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK
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