Re: Salvia repari or ripari
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Salvia repari or ripari
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:43:16 -0400 (EDT)
At 11:09 PM 6/23/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Anyone know anything about salvia repari or ripari? Ever heard of
>Salvia superba 'Snow hill?'
>
>Nan
Nan:
Salvia riparia Kunth, described in Epling's Rev. of Calosphace (p. 16 ) is a
wide-ranging annual sage found from Sonora, Mexico to Peru, Jamaica, and
Honduras. It is evidently riparian (found along strambanks), and has a
medium-length spike with small blue flowers, and grows 30 - 50 cm. tall. It
doesn't look like a good floral prospect.
I don't know Snow Hill, but it is probably a white version of Blue Hill.
For my money, East Friesland is still the best nemerosa/superba sage, from
the point of view of withstanding my subtropical environment in North Carolina.
