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|genus=Salvia
|genus=Salvia
|species=hispanica
|species=hispanica
|common_name=Chia
|common_name=Chia, Mexican Chia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Wikipedia
|Max ht box=1
|Max ht metric=m
|height_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=annual
|life_ref=Wikipedia
|water=moist, moderate, dry
|features=flowers, edible
|flower_season=mid summer, late summer
|flowers=purple, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Plants for a future
|max_zone=12
|image=Salviahispanicaseeds.jpg
|image=Salviahispanicaseeds.jpg
|image_width=200
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'''''Salvia hispanica''''', commonly known as '''Chia''', is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Mentha|mint]] family, [[Lamiaceae]], that is native to central and southern [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]].<ref name="GRIN"/> The seeds are edible, and are also used for [[chia pet]] planters.
'''''Salvia hispanica''''', commonly known as '''Chia''', is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Mentha|mint]] family, [[Lamiaceae]], that is native to central and southern [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]].<ref name="GRIN"/> The seeds are edible, and are also used for [[chia pet]] planters.
Chia is an [[annual plant|annual]] [[Herbaceous plant|herb]] growing to {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall, with [[Phyllotaxis|opposite]] [[leaf|leaves]] {{convert|4|-|8|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3|-|5|cm|in|abbr=on}} broad. Its [[flower]]s are purple or white and are produced in numerous clusters in a [[Raceme|spike]] at the end of each stem.<ref name="Sahagun">Anderson, A.J.O. and Dibble, C.E. "An Ethnobiography of the Nahuatl", The [[Florentine Codex]], (translation of the work by Fr. [[Bernardino de Sahagún]]), Books 10-11, from the Period 1558-1569</ref>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs).
The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil.
Plants are not very frost tolerant but can be grown as summer annuals in Britain{{pfaf200}}. This species is widely cultivated for its edible seed in Mexico. Many of the plants cultivated under this name are in fact S. lavandulifolia{{pfaf200}}. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer{{pfaf233}}.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Seed - sow March/April in a greenhouse. Germination usually takes place within 2 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant out in late spring or early summer. The seed can also be sown in situ during April/May, though this sowing might not mature its seed in a cool summer{{pfaf200}}.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Salvia+hispanica Plants for a Future] is the source of some of the creative commons text in this article
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- 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 *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
