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Salvia insignis Kudr.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesSalvia insignis Kudr. 
BibliographyTrudy Sektora Rast. Res. Komit. Nauk Uzbeksk. SSR 3: 19 (1937)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbasal leaves suborbiculate, 8-10mm, obtuse, cordate, dentate, abaxially shortly tomentose, adaxially subglabrous, petiolate, whorls crowded, 2-4-flowered, calyx campanulate
Size20-25cm
Colorpink
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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