Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia engelmannii A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 368 (1870) |
Native Range | Texas |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves entire to dentate, persistent, narrow, shortly hirsute, flowers to 5cm long, verticillate |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | pale lavender |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Salviastrum engelmannii (A.Gray) Briq. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |