Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Salvia cana Wall. ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1292 (1830) |
Native Range | Pakistan to Nepal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, oblong-lanceolate, 8-15cm, densely lanate and finely corrugate abaxially, lanate or glabrous adaxially, flowers ca. 25mm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | bluish purple, blue |
Bloom | late spring, 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 integrifolia Hardw. Salvia lanata Roxb Salvia mukerjeei Bennet & Raizada Stenarrhena lanata D.Don |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |