Salvia nemorosa

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Salvia nemorosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Salvia nemorosa, Crantz (S. virgata., Hort., not Ait. S. virgata nemorosa, Hort.). Fig. 3537. Perennial, 2-3 ft. high, much branched: radical lvs. short-petioled, cauline sessile, lanceolate, 2 1/2-3 in. long, the upper lvs. gradually reduced in size, glabrous and dull green above, pale and finely pubescent beneath: fls. small, in very long slender spikes terminating all the branches, up to 16 in. long; floral whorls approximate, 6-fld.; corolla bright violet or purple. June-Oct. Eu. and W. Asia. G.M. 56:714. R.H. 1913, p. 471.—The fls. are sometimes described as being bronzy purple. Var. alba, Hort., is said to grow 18 in. high and to have short spikes of white fls. This may be the same as S. sylvestris var. alba, as S. nemorosa, Linn., is a synonym of S. sylvestris. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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