Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia phlomoides Asso |
Synonyms | Salvia arachnoidea Noë ex Walp. |
Salvia montana Salisb. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, oblong, spathulate, white tomentose, stems simple, leafless, inflorescence large, remote whorls, calyx tubular, corolla large |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain ) Africa Northern Africa |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
phlomoides africana Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 26: 222 (1935)
phlomoides boissieri (de Noé) Rosua & Blanca, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 17: 230 (1989)
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