Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia engelmannii A.Gray |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves entire to dentate, persistent, narrow, shortly hirsute, flowers to 5cm long, verticillate |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | pale lavender |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
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 of resting tubers |
Territory |
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A. (Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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