Re: Salvia stenophyllum
- To: Nan Sterman
- Subject: Re: Salvia stenophyllum
- From: S* A* O*
- Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 12:53:16 -0700
At 05:49 PM 4/30/00 -0700, Nan Sterman wrote:
>Anyone got any experience with Salvia stenophyllum? What culture
>conditions does it prefer? What color are the flowers? How large does it
>grow?
Nan -
I don't know this plant, and cannot find much about it in my
references. But Silverhill Seeds does list it in their online catalog with
this information:
"0.6m perenn, aromatic finely-divided leaves, pale blue to pinkish fl
Sp-Au, sand & limestone. Sow Sp. Zone 7."
Sounds like this is from the summer rainfall areas since they mention
sowing the seed in Spring (for the winter rainfall species, they usually
say sow in Autumn). It also looks like it requires excellent drainage
(growign on sand and limestone). I hope this gives you some
information. As a general rule, I've always heard that Sound African
Salvias are somewhat unremarkable and very similar in character. Looking
over Silverhill's brief list, I find enough diversity in their terse
descriptions to be more interested myself!
Regards,
Sean O.
Sean A. O'Hara sean.ohara@groupmail.com
h o r t u l u s a p t u s 710 Jean Street
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