Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia macrochlamys Boiss. & Kotschy |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4: 595 (1879) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 900-2300m |
Description | densely glandular hirsute, leaves 4-7cm, ovate to elliptic, crenate to serrate, floral whorls in spike or panicle supported by large bracts, flowers 35mm, lower lip violet |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |