Salvia leucantha Cav.

Mexican bush sage (en), Sauge (fr), Sauge à fleurs blanches (fr), Sauge du Mexique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 1-1.2m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter)	1.0 - 1.2
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Not known

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal ornamental
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Nausea (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified)
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
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Habit

Leaf

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:226705-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000301425
COL ID	79GNS
BDTFX ID	84400
INPN ID	706770
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Salvia leucantha f. iobaphes Salvia bicolor Salvia leucantha