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'''''Salvia guaranitica''''' ('''Anise-scented sage''' or [[Hummingbird sage]]) is a species of [[Salvia|sage]] native to [[South America]], including [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Argentina]]. It is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[subshrub]] growing 1-3 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are ovate, 4-13 cm long, mint green, and [[anise]]-scented when crushed. The [[inflorescence]]s are up to 25 cm long, with each [[flower]] 3-5 cm long in varying shades of blue, with a dark basal [[calyx]] 10-12 mm long. Flowering begins in mid summer and continues till mid autumn. ==Cultivation== ''Salvia guaranitica'' is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in mild areas where the temperature does not fall below −12 °C. It grows in either full or three quarter sunlight, in well drained soil. Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Argentine Skies' (pale blue flowers), 'Black and Blue' (very dark violet blue calyx), 'Blue Enigma', 'Blue Ensign' (large blue flowers), and 'Purple Splendor'. ===Propagation=== <!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== <!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery perrow=5> File:Salvia guaranitica close.jpg| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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