[3] The many inflorescences have closely spaced whorls of small flowers with brightly colored calyces.

The plant prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate weekly watering.

Because the woodland sage, or 'salvia nemorosa' is part of the salvia species, it means that this is a medicinal plant.

Leaves of Salvia nemorosa have been used in Turkish medicine to stop bleeding by applying externally.

Diterpenes and triterpenes have been isolated from aerial parts of S. nemorosa: nemorone, nemorosin, horminone, 7-acetylhorminone, salvinemorol, megastigmane glycosides (salvionosides A, B and C), pachystazone, salvipisone, α-amyrin, ursolic and oleanolic acids, stigmast-7-en-3-one, 24-methylenecycloartanol, stigmast-4-en-3-one, β-sitosterol, stigmast-7-enol, as well as flavonoids salvigenin, eupatilin, apigenin and luteolin.