Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia frigida Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 10 (1844) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to sw. & c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2400m |
Description | thick rootstock, leaves mainly basal, narrowly oblong to ovate, 2-12cm long, lanate, finely rugose, crenate, flowers ca. 15mm long, tube ventricose |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lilac, white |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Salvia gilliatii Turrill Salvia oreades Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss. Salvia spinulosa Montbret & Aucher ex Benth. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |