Salvia puberula Fernald

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Salvia puberula: is an unusual member of the “involucrata group” that  only grows to 1.5m H, producing only a small knob and is winter dormant.

Flowers: are tubular, cerise with a fat tube, a small fat hood covered with cerise hairs and all the small bottom lobes are curled under to open the throat area which is a pale pink to white colour. This colouring acts as a beeline to attract insects to crawl into and  birds to penetrate further into the flower.

The flowers are  tightly clustered in whorls of 4 flowers on either side of a green stem. As there is a knob holding more flowers, the flower head is always clustered with tubular flowers that seem to be parted in the middle by this small round knob.

Flowers are seen in early autumn at the end of tall single stems 1.2-1.5m H. These are held above the foliage to attract passing birds and pollinating insects.

Calyces: are green, well ribbed with each lobe having a long pointed tip.  If not pollinated, each flower falls off leaving a short green flower stem.

Leaves: are a broad cordate shape, with a long pale petiole, mid green with  a blunt tip. Veins are easily seen, a covering of fine hairs  can be seen on the surface, smooth beneath. Often there are broad stem leaves situated beneath the flowers.

 

Salvia puberula - Victorian Salvia Study Group

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