Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia insignis Kudr. |
Bibliography | Trudy Sektora Rast. Res. Komit. Nauk Uzbeksk. SSR 3: 19 (1937) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | basal leaves suborbiculate, 8-10mm, obtuse, cordate, dentate, abaxially shortly tomentose, adaxially subglabrous, petiolate, whorls crowded, 2-4-flowered, calyx campanulate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |