WorldFloraDB - Salvia apiana

Characteristics

A large shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. It spreads 1 m wide. The leaves are white and hairy. They are 7.5-10 cm long. The leaves have an aroma. The flowers are white to lavender. They grow in much branched rings.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	-
Foliage retention
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter)	1.0 - 3.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
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Nitrogen fixer	-
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Hobart Botanical Gardens.

More

Dry benches and slopes; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The seeds are soaked overnight then drunk in water or juice or used on cereals. The leaves can be used in cooking. They are a spice.

Uses	bee plant dye food invertebrate food medicinal spice
Edible	fruits leaves seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use	Cold Remedy (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Hunting Medicine (leaf), Blood Medicine (leaf), Cough Medicine (leaf), Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf), Other (leaf), Gynecological Aid (root), Eye Medicine (seed)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°)	20 - 26
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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