Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia strobilifera (Benth.) J.G.González |
Bibliography | Taxon 66: 140 (2017) |
Native Range | w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | floccose-lanate, leaves opposite, coriaceous, oblong, crenate, adaxially corrugate, flowers in numerous whorls, inflorescence spicate, bracts broadly ovate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Meriandra strobilifera Benth. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |