Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams |
Bibliography | III. Fl. Pacific States 3: 639 (1951) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-3200m |
Description | leaves often fasciculate, silvery pubescent, oblanceolate or elliptic to obovate, entire, 15-30mm, flowers ca. 1cm, verticillate, bracts conspicuous, sometimes coloured |
Size | 10-70cm |
Color | bright bluish violet |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Audibertia dorrii Kellogg Audibertiella argentea Rydb. Audibertiella dorrii (Kellogg) Briq. Ramona dorrii (Kellogg) Briq. Salvia carnosa var. argentea (Rydb.) McMinn Salvia carnosa ssp. argentea (Rydb.) Epling Salvia carnosa ssp. gilmanii Epling Salvia carnosa var. gilmanii (Epling) McMinn Salvia carnosa var. gracilior M.Peck Salvia dorrii ssp. argentea (Rydb.) Abrams Salvia dorrii var. argentea (Rydb.) L.D.Benson Salvia dorrii ssp. gilmanii (Epling) Abrams Salvia dorrii var. gilmannii (Epling) L.D.Benson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |