Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia multicaulis Vahl |
Synonyms | Salvia bodeana Bunge |
Salvia pinardii Boiss. | |
Salvia rascheyana Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2600m |
Description | leaves grey, ovate, calyx blue or bright red, whorls 4-10-flowered, remote, flowers ca. 18mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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