Salvia discolor

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Salvia

Herbs, subshrubs , or shrubs . Leaves simple or pinnately compound . Verticillasters 2- to many flowered, in racemes , panicles, or spikes, rarely solitary, axillary ; bracteoles minute. Calyx tubular to campanulate , hairy or glabrous on throat inside, 2-lipped; upper lip entire, 2-toothed, or 3-mucronate; lower lip 2-toothed. Corolla 2-lipped; tube straight, horizontal, curved upward or adaxially dilated , with or without hairy annulus inside; upper lip folded, straight or falcate , apex entire or emarginate ; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed; middle lobe widest, margin entire, apex emarginate, fringed , or 2-lobulate; lateral lobes oblong or circular, spreading or reflexed . Stamens 2; filaments short, horizontal or erect ; connectives prolonged, linear , T-shaped; upper arms with fertile elliptic or linear anther cells ; lower arms robust or slender, with fertile or sterile anther cells, separated or connected to each other; staminodes 2, small or absent. Style 2-cleft, lobes subulate , linear or circular, equal, anterior lobe larger or posterior lobe indistinct. Disc slightly swollen in front or ringlike. Nutlets triquetrous , ovoid or oblong, glabrous, smooth .

About 900(-1100) species: tropical and temperate zones of the Old and New World, 84 species in China.

There are many taxonomic problems in the flora area, especially in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces ; collation with the situation in the Himalaya is much needed.[1]

Physical Description

Landscaping

Care: Hardy and trouble-free. Heat and drought tolerant . Pinch lightly in spring to keep plant bushy. Remove spent flowers to prolong blooming season .

Biology

Growth

Culture: Space 12-15" apart.

Soil: Prefers organic , well-drained soil. • Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

A tentatively accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Salvia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 478 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. aethiopis (African Sage) · S. africana-caerulea (Salvia) · S. africana-lutea (Beach Salvia) · S. algeriensis (Algerian Salvia) · S. amissa (Santa Catalina Mountain Sage) · S. apiana (White Sage) · S. apiana var. apiana (White Sage) · S. apiana var. compacta (Compact White Sage) · S. argentea (Silver Sage) · S. argentea 'Hobbit's Foot' (Hobbit's Foot Silver Salvia) · S. argentia (Salvia) · S. arizonica (Arizona Sage) · S. aurita (African Blue Sage) · S. austriaca (Austrian Sage) · S. azurea (Azure Blue Sage) · S. azurea var. azurea (Azure Blue Sage) · S. azurea var. grandiflora (Pitcher Sage) · S. azurea 'Nekan' (Pitcher Sage) · S. ballotiflora (Blue Shrub Sage) · S. barrelieri (Barrelier Salvia) · S. bernardina (Bernard's Sage) · S. blepharophylla (Eyelash-Leaved Sage) · S. blepharophylla 'Diablo' (Eyelash-Leaved Sage) · S. brandegeei (Brandegees Sage) · S. broussonetii (Salvia) · S. buchananii (Buchanans Sage) · S. cacaliaefolia (Gentian Leaf Sage) · S. cacaliifolia (Blue Vine Sage) · S. canariensis (Canary Island Sage) · S. canariensis var. candidissima (Canary Island Sage) · S. candelabrum (Salvia) · S. candidissima (Salvia) · S. canescens (Salvia) · S. carduacea (Thistle Sage) · S. cedrosensis (Salvia) · S. chamaedryoides (Blue Oak Sage) · S. chamaedryoides 'Superba' (Blue Oak Sage) · S. chamelaeagnea (African Blue Sage) · S. chapmanii (Chapman's Sage) · S. chiapensis (Chiapas Sage) · S. chinopeplica (Salvia) · S. chionophylla 'Snowflake Sage' (Snowflake Sage) · S. cinnabarina (Salvia) · S. clevelandii (Cleveland Blue Sage) · S. clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman' (Cleveland Blue Sage) · S. coahuilensis (Coahuila Sage) · S. coccinea (Blood Sage) · S. coccinea 'Alba' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Bicolor' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Brenthurst' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Coral Nymph' (Coral Nymph Scarlet Sage Salvia Coccinea) · S. coccinea 'Forest Fire' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Hummingbird Forest Fire' (Forest Fire Salvia) · S. coccinea'Hummingbird White' (White Salvia) · S. coccinea 'Lady in Red' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. coccinea 'Snow Nymph' (Hummingbird Sage) · S. columbariae (Chia) · S. columbariae Benth. var. ziegleri Munz (Chia) · S. columbariae var. argillacea (California Chia) · S. columbariae var. columbariae (California Sage) · S. columbariae var. ziegleri (Ziegler's Sage) · S. confertiflora (Harvest Sage) · S. corrugata (Sage) · S. curtiflora (Salvia) · S. cyanescens (Salvia) · S. daghestanica (Dwarf Silver-Leaf Sage) · S. darcyi (Fiery Sage) · S. davidsonii (Davidson's Sage) · S. dentata (Salvia) · S. discolor (Andean Silver-Leaf Sage) · S. disjuncta (Southern Mexican Sage) · S. divinorum (Diviners Sage) · S. dolichantha (Clustered Sage) · S. dombeyi (Sacred Incan Sage) · S. dominica (Pungent Sage) · S. dorii (Desert Sage) · S. dorisiana (Fruit Sage) · S. dorrii (Grayball Sage) · S. dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams var. incana (Benth.) Strachan (Purple Sage) · S. dorrii mearnsii (Grayball Sage) · S. dorrii var. clokeyi (Purple Sage) · S. dorrii var. incana (Purple Sage) · S. dorrii var. pilosa (Purple Sage) · S. dumetorum (Sage) · S. elegans (Pineapple Sage) · S. elegans 'Golden Delicious' (Golden Pineapple Sage) · S. elegans 'Honey Melon' (Honey Melon Sage) · S. elegans'Peach' (Peach Salvia) · S. elegans 'Tangerine' (Tangerine Sage) · S. engelmannii (Engelmann's Sage) · S. eremostachya (Rose Sage) · S. farinacea (Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Blue Bedder' (Blue Bedder Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Victoria Blue' (Victoria Blue Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea var. farinacea (Mealycup Sage) · S. farinacea var. latifolia (Mealycup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Azul' (Mealy Sage 'azul') · S. farinacea 'Cirrus' (Cirrus Mealy Cup Sage) · S. farinacea 'Evolution' (Evolution Mealy Sage) · S. farinacea 'Gruppenblau' (Mealy Cup Sage)

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Further Reading

• Botanical Museum leaflets, Harvard University. 29 1983 Cambridge, Mass.: Botanical Museum, Harvard University, 1932- url p. 377.
• Flora of Peru / by J. Francis Macbride. 13 1960 Chicago, U.S.A.: Field Museum of Natural History, [1936] url p. 789.
• Flora of Peru... by J. Francis Macbride. 13 1936 Chicago, 1936- url p. 66.
• Pacific Coast nurseryman, award-winning horticulturalist, and historian: Edward S. Carman; with an introduction by Angel Guerzon. Interviews conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1997. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, url p. 155.
• The Bradley bibliography; a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the world published before the beginning of the twentieth century; Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1911-18. url p. 766.
• The Garden: an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. London: [s.n., url , p. 124.
• The Gardeners' chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. London: [Gardeners Chronicle], 1874-1955. url , , p. 242, p. 581, p. 588.
• The Illustrated dictionary of gardening: a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists / edited by George Nicholson. ..; assisted by J.W.H. Trail. .. and J. Garrett. ... London: L. Upcott Gill; 1887-1889. url p. 350, p. 369, p. 384, p. 435.
• The illustrated dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists. Ed. by George Nicholson. Assisted by Professor J. W. H. Trail and J. Garrett. London: L. U. Gill, [1884]-89. url p. 350.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1673045
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456111-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 890632

Footnotes

1. "Salvia". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 195. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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