Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia summa A.Nelson |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 18: 436 (1931) |
Native Range | sc. USA to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2200m |
Description | leaves densely sericeous-ciliate and pilose, the basal pinnatilobate, coarsely dentate, the others ovate, flowers shortly pedicellate in axils of leaves, corolla 4cm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |