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|familia=Lamiaceae

| name = ''Salvia guaranitica''

|genus=Salvia

| image = Salvia guaranitica close.jpg

|species=guaranitica

| regnum = [[Plant]]ae

|habit=shrub

| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]

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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]

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| ordo = [[Lamiales]]

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| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]

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| genus = ''[[Salvia]]''

|origin=S America

| species = '''''S. guaranitica'''''

|lifespan=perennial

| binomial = ''Salvia guaranitica''

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| binomial_authority = [[Augustin Saint-Hilaire|A.St.-Hil.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]

|Temp Metric=°C

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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.

===Cultivation===

==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.

''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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