Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia verbascifolia M.Bieb. |
Synonyms | Salvia atomaria Boiss. |
Salvia candidissima M.Bieb. | |
Salvia nivea Ehrenb. ex Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves broadly ovate, cordate, obtuse, rugose, abaxially white tomentose, bidentate, petiolate, whorls remote, 2-6-flowered, inflorescence paniculate, flowers 20-25mm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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