Botanical Name: Salvia discolor
Common Name: Salvia discolor Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Character Evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape rangy, sprawling sub shrub with dark green leaves above silvery white beneath, may develop long, rangy, arching branches Height 2 to 3' Spread 2 to 3' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to part shade Soil tolerates any soil with good drainage Hardiness some frost Morphology: Leaves oppositely arrange, elliptical to 2" long, 1" across; dark green and leathery above, white tomentose beneath; aromatic leaves Flowers deep indigo (almost black) to 1/2" long tubular flowers in teminal spikes throughout the warm season Fruit small nutlet Propagation: stem cuttings Usage: mix with other Salvias, used for foliage and form; good on slopes and rustic areas, native areas; used for nearly black flower color Landscape Care: Watering takes average water when planted, drought tolerant when established Fertilizing none Pruning head back in fall to induce bushy growth Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other very attractive to bees Origin: Peru Family: Lamiaceae Notes: |
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