Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia euphratica Montbret & Aucher ex Benth. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | aromatic, leaves ovate-oblong to elliptic, 25-80mm long, lanate to glabrous, rugose, crenate, flowers ca. 35mm long, in whorls of 2-4, producing raceme |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | bluish violet, pink |
Bloom | late spring, 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 (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
euphratica leiocalycina (Rech.f.) Hedge, Fl. Turkey 7: 431 (1982)
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