Salvia lanigera
Poir.
Lamiaceae
Common Name: Wrinkle-Leaved Sage
General Information
Salvia lanigera is a herbaceous perennial plant usually growing 20 - 35cm tall, but sometimes taller.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tea. It is sometimes grown as an annual, especially in semi-arid regions.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southern and eastern Mediterranean - Morocco to Egypt and the Levant, extending east through Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran
Habitat
Shrub-steppes in Israel.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Salvia lanigera is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant, so long as the soil is well-drained[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Requires a very well-drained light sandy soil in a sunny position[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Prefers a rich soil[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
]. Plants can be killed by excessive winter wet[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
The leaves are fragrant.
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[
233- Title
- Perennial Garden Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thomas. G. S.
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, London.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0 460 86048 8
- Description
- A concise guide to a wide range of perennials. Lots of cultivation guides, very little on plant uses.
].
Edible Uses
The plant serves as a condiment for tea[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
183- Title
- Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-0-9
- Description
- Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
].
Medicinal
An aromatic tea made from the plant is used to treat a variety of abdominal troubles[
1771- Title
- Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
- Publication
- International Journal of Phytomedicine 6 (3) 384-390, 2014
- Author
- Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The main medicinal properties are due to the plant's essential oils[
1771- Title
- Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
- Publication
- International Journal of Phytomedicine 6 (3) 384-390, 2014
- Author
- Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant has been shown to have cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity[
1771- Title
- Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
- Publication
- International Journal of Phytomedicine 6 (3) 384-390, 2014
- Author
- Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow early to mid spring in a greenhouse[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Germination usually takes place within 2 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in early summer. In areas where the plant is towards the limits of its hardiness, it is best to grow the plants on in a greenhouse for their first winter and plant them out in late spring of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood succeed at almost any time in the growing season[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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