Re: Salvia repari or ripari
- To: Roger Bastin , M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Salvia repari or ripari
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:04:57 -0400 (EDT)
At 06:11 PM 6/24/2000 +0200, you wrote:
I have obtained a plant labelled as Salvia riparia this spring
>and I like what I got. (small pale blue flowers pointed leaves, grey
>blue budds) I was told it would be hardy here, zone 7/8.</div>
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><div>For some strange reason Salvia riparia is sometimes confused
>withe Salvia viscosa wich has wine red flowers
Salvia viscosa Sessé et Moc. is a synonym for Salvia riparia Kunth (Epling,
p 17); Salvia viscosa Jacq. is the old world species. The latter should be
the only one using that name.
Similarly, there is confusion about S. fulgens and S. cardinalis. The old
form of S. fulgens in the trade was given the name S. cardinalis and
recognized as a separate species for a while. It was recombined some time
ago by Ian Hedge with S. fulgens. The typical form of S. fulgens is a plant
that looks a lot like S. gesneraeflora, having broad leaves and smallish
bracts. The horticultural form has narrower leaves, and showy, long,
colored, and scented bracts. I have seen intermediate forms with the big
bracts and wide leaves from herbarium specimens of plants from Mt. Tancitaro
in Michoacan. I would really like to know if there is a solid varietal name
of the old form, since the only way to differentiate it from the typical
fulgens forms is to use "S. cardinalis" as part of its name.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
