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Useful Temperate Plants

Salvia santolinifolia

Boiss.

Lamiaceae

+ Synonyms

Pleudia santolinifolia (Boiss.) M.Will, N.Schmalz & Class.-Bockh.

Common Name:

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General Information

Salvia santolinifolia is an erect, much-branched perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow around 10 - 25cm tall[
287
Title
Flora of Pakistan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.efloras.org
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

287
Title
Flora of Pakistan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.efloras.org
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.

Range

Asia - Iran, Afghanistan, Paistan to northwestern India

Habitat

Found in a wide variety of habitats, including sandy plains, rocky slopes, wadis, shale slopes, roadsides and in cultivated fields[
287
Title
Flora of Pakistan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.efloras.org
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.20 m
PollinatorsBees
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


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 entire plant is crushed and mixed with mustard oil. This ointment is rubbed all over the body to draw off fever, which generally disappears within two hours of application[
287
Title
Flora of Pakistan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.efloras.org
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.
]..

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.
].
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Salvia+santolinifolia>

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