| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Salvia deserti Decne. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | grey lanate, leaves few, ovate to oblong, petiolate, obtuse, 10-15mm, crenate, margins revolute, obtuse, whorls 4-8-flowered, calyx floccose-hirsute, corolla glabrous |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bluish violet, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Palestine , Sinai ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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