Salvia spathacea Greene

Hummingbird sage (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode 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

Leaf

Salvia spathacea leaf picture by regina cogdell (cc-by-sa)
Salvia spathacea leaf picture by Monika Kopp (cc-by-sa)
Salvia spathacea leaf picture by Elle Dimitrivich (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salvia spathacea flower picture by Monika Kopp (cc-by-sa)
Salvia spathacea flower picture by Mariela Taylor (cc-by-sa)
Salvia spathacea flower picture by Anne Mossberg (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:226989-2
WFO ID wfo-0000302340
COL ID 6XGF5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Audibertia grandiflora Audibertiella grandiflora Ramona grandiflora Salvia spathacea