Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia dumetorum Andrz. ex Besser |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl.: 40 (1821) |
Native Range | Romania to sw. Siberia and Kazakhstan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stem leaves 2-4 pairs, ovate to oblong-ovate, at base cordate, obtuse, whorls 4-6-flowered, calyx white hirsute, glandular, flowers 14-18mm long |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Salvia pratensis var. dumetorum (Andrz. ex Besser) Briq. Salvia stepposa Des.-Shost. Sclarea dumetorum (Andrz. ex Besser) Soják |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |