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Salvia ceratophylla

Salvia ceratophylla

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitBiennial
Growth—

Salvia ceratophylla is a moderately cold-hardy plant, being able to tolerate short periods with temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant[1]. The plant usually produces seeds freely.

Propagation

Seed - sow mid spring in a nursery bed and plant out in mid to late summer. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Salvia+ceratophylla>

Pollinators

Bees

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan — Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish · 2014 ↩︎