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Useful Temperate Plants

Salvia multicaulis

Vahl

Lamiaceae

+ Synonyms

Arischrada multicaulis (Vahl) Pobed.

Salvia bodeana Bunge

Salvia pinardii Boiss.

Salvia rascheyana Boiss.

Salvia szovitsiana Bunge

Schraderia acetabulosa Pobed.

Stiefia multicaulis (Vahl) Soják

Common Name:

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General Information

Salvia multicaulis is an evergreen perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist. An erect, but low-growing plant with unbranched stems that form mats of growth around 30cm tall[
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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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.

Range

W. Asia - Turkey to Israel and Sinai, east to Iraq and Iran

Habitat

Dry scrub, steppe and rocky limestone slopes to 2600 metres[
187
Title
Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2.
Publication
 
Author
Phillips. R. & Rix. M.
Publisher
Pan Books
Year
1991
ISBN
0-330-30936-9
Description
Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height0.30 m
PollinatorsBees
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Salvia multicaulis is not a very cold-hardy plant, being able to tolerate short periods with temperatures falling to around -5 to -8°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 fertile 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.
]. Soils rich in nitrogen encourage excessive leaf growth at the expense of flowering[
11
Title
Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
Publication
 
Author
Bean. W.
Publisher
Murray
Year
1981
ISBN
-
Description
A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
]. Plants can be killed by excessive winter wet.
A low-growing plant forming mats[
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.
].
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 is used as a condiment for tea or is prepared as a tea in boiling water[
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.
].
The aromatic leaves are a good substitute for common sage (Salvia officinalis) in cooking[
187
Title
Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2.
Publication
 
Author
Phillips. R. & Rix. M.
Publisher
Pan Books
Year
1991
ISBN
0-330-30936-9
Description
Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
].

Medicinal

The aerial parts of the plant contain essential oils and are used as an antiseptic and to treat wounds[
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 sssential oil in the leaves and stems has 1,8-cineole, camphor and alpha-pinene as its main constituents[
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 antituberculous, antiviral and cytotoxicity 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

The aerial parts of the plant contain essential oils and are used to disinfect homes after sickness[
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
 
].

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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