Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia texana (Scheele) Torr. |
Bibliography | Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. [W.H.Emory] 2(1): 132 (1859) |
Native Range | sc. USA to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves linear or linear-oblanceolate, entire or remotely dentate, panicle 5-15cm long, calyx 7-10mm, corolla ca. 2cm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
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 texana var. canescens A.Gray Salviastrum canescens (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst. Salviastrum texanum Scheele Salviastrum texanum var. canescens (A.Gray) Cory |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |