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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]].  
 
'''''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.
 
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.
  
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''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.
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''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'.
 
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'.
  
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 8 May 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. to 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Width: ⇔ 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 27 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 27.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ S America
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
Minimum Temp: ☃ -12°C10.4 °F <br />261.15 K <br />470.07 °R <br />
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
Scientific Names

Lamiaceae >

Salvia >

guaranitica >


Salvia guaranitica (Anise-scented sage or Hummingbird sage) is a species of sage native to South America, including Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.

It is a perennial subshrub growing 1-3 m tall. The leaves are ovate, 4-13 cm long, mint green, and anise-scented when crushed. The inflorescences 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 cultivars 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

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

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  • photo 3

References

External links


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