Salvia nemorosa
L.
Lamiaceae
Salvia × sylvestris tesquicola (Klokov & Pobed.) Soják
Salvia aprica Schur
Salvia collina Schur
Salvia illuminata Klokov
Salvia jailicola Klokov
Salvia moldavica Klokov
Salvia pseudosylvestris Stapf
Salvia tesquicola Klokov & Pobed.
Sclarea nemorosa (L.) Mill.
Sclarea punctata Moench
Common Name: Violet Sage
General Information
Salvia nemorosa is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with much-branched stems around 100cm 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 medicine. It is sometimes used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations, and is grown as an ornamental in gardens[
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
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
Southern and central Europe to western Asia - Spain, France and Poland, east to Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and southern west Siberia
Habitat
Steppes, steppe slopes, dry valley meadows, borders.
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Butterflies, Humming birds |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Salvia nemorosa is a very cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -25°c when fully dormant[
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.
].
Salvia species generally grow best in a sunny position and a well-drained soil[
687- Title
- Swaziland Ferns and Fern Allies
- Publication
-
- Author
- Roux J.P.
- Publisher
- SABONET; Pretoria.
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 1-919795-97-9
- Description
- Botanical descriptions of the ferns of Swaziland, sometimes including plant uses.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are used in the treatment of enuresis[
1689- Title
- A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Geor
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:43
- Author
- Bussmann R.W. et al
- Website
- http://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-016-0110-2
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Basic information on the traditional uses of around 480 plant species.
].
Other Uses
An extract of the flowers, leaves and stems is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations as an antioxidant[
].
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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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
