Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia santolinifolia Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 13 (1844) |
Native Range | Iran to nw. India, Oman |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves in outline linear, pinnatifid, abaxially white pilose, petiolate, flowers of 1-2 in remote whorls, calyx tubular-campanulate, corolla 5-6mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose, lilac |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Pleudia santolinifolia (Boiss.) M.Will & al. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 35 Arabian Peninsula (OMA Oman) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (IND India, PAK Pakistan) |