Salvia multicaulis
| Salvia multicaulis | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Salvia multicaulis
Propagation: Seed - sow March/April in a greenhouse[1]. Germination usually takes place within 2 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in early summer. In areas where the plant is towards the limits of its hardiness, it is best to grow the plants on in a greenhouse for their first winter and plant them out in late spring of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood succeed at almost any time in the growing season[1].
Cultivation: Requires a very well-drained fertile sandy soil in a sunny position[1]. Soils rich in nitrogen encourage excessive leaf growth at the expense of flowering[2].
Hardy to about -25°c[3]. Another report says that the plant only tolerates temperatures down to about -10°c[1]. Plants can be killed by excessive winter wet.
A low-growing plant forming mats[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[4].
Range: W. Asia - Iran to Turkey.
Habitat: Dry scrub, steppe and rocky limestone slopes to 2600 metres[3].
Edibility: The plant is used as a condiment for tea or is prepared as a tea in boiling water[5].
The aromatic leaves are a good substitute for common sage (Salvia officinalis) in cooking[3].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.