Salvia splendens Sellow ex Schult.

Scarlet sage (en), Sauge éclatante (fr), Sauge rouge (fr), Sauge écarlate (fr), Sauge splendide (fr), Sauge brillante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Salvia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents (aerial part), Anti-infective agents (flower), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-infective agents (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 17
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Salvia splendens leaf picture by Elane XYZ (cc-by-sa)
Salvia splendens leaf picture by Kara (cc-by-sa)
Salvia splendens leaf picture by Laurie Targa (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Salvia splendens flower picture by Benny Sousa (cc-by-sa)
Salvia splendens flower picture by Rodrigo Acosta (cc-by-sa)
Salvia splendens flower picture by Nishioka Paulo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Salvia splendens world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Ukraine, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452620-2
WFO ID wfo-0000302359
COL ID 6XGHH
BDTFX ID 60205
INPN ID 120693
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Salvia brasiliensis Salvia colorans Fenixanthes splendens Jungia splendens Salvia splendens