Description and images of Sphacele salviae (Salvia blanca), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Sphacele salviae (Salvia blanca). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Sphacele salviae

V Region, Pichidangui, Chile
Altitude: 0-50 m. 05 28, 2006

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Species:	Sphacele salviae (Lindl). Briq.
Family:	Lamiaceae
Order:	Lamiales
Chilean Name:	Salvia blanca
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Record:	0512
	About 2 Sphacele in Chile and 2 in our data base.
	About 20 Lamiaceae in Chile and 20 in our data base.




	Native Frequent Height: 1.5 m. Good ornamental value (A)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Sphacele salviae (Salvia blanca). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Sphacele salviae

V Region, Pichidangui, Chile
Altitude: 0-50 m. 05 28, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Shrub

Flower: Red, 2 petals
Red, 5 petals
Blue, 2 petals
Blue, 5 petals

Height: 1.5 m.

Image of Sphacele salviae (Salvia blanca). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Sphacele salviae

V Region, Pichidangui, Chile
Altitude: 0-50 m. 05 28, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.

Image of Sphacele salviae (Salvia blanca). Click to enlarge parts of image.