Lamiaceae FAMILY

Salvia santolinifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

Salvia species generally grow best in a sunny position and a well-drained soil^[1].

Propagation

Seed - sow early to mid spring in a greenhouse^[2]. 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^[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Salvia+santolinifolia>

Pollinators

Bees

References

[1]Swaziland Ferns and Fern Allies — Roux J.P. · SABONET; Pretoria. · 2003 · ISBN 1-919795-97-9 ↩︎Botanical descriptions of the ferns of Swaziland, sometimes including plant uses.
[2]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.
[3]Flora of Pakistan — http://www.efloras.org ↩︎As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource.