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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 1 - 2 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Sage
  • Salvia
  • Iranian Sage

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Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2013
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2013

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Location: western Oregon
Date: 2015-12-26
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 26, 2013 9:13 PM concerning plant:
    "Salvia staminea is a herbaceous perennial shrub native to a wide area in Asia Minor that includes Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran, where it grows at elevations from 6,000 feet to 14,000 feet. It is typically found growing in alpine meadows, screes, and cliffs, sometimes growing with scrub oak. Due to the wide variety of habitats in which it is found, there is a wide degree of variation in the species. It was first described in 1836 and has only slowly come into use in horticulture.

    Salvia staminea is an erect plant that grows up to 2.5 feet tall and less in width. The dark green ovate leaves grow on a petiole and vary in size, reaching up to 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. The flowers are creamy to off-white, and less than .5 inch long. The branched inflorescences reaches 2 feet long, with two to six flowers growing in spaced whorls."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
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