Salvia ballotiflora Benth.

Shrubby blue sage (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plant.
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Dry soils
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Usage

An infusion of the flowering tops is used for a tea.
Uses tea
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
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
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Germination treatment stratification
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Images

Salvia ballotiflora unspecified picture

Distribution

Salvia ballotiflora world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:455736-1
WFO ID wfo-0000300387
COL ID 79FFT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia ballotiflora Salvia laxa Salvia ballotiflora var. eulaliae