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Salvia jurisicii |
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| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-9) |
| Flowers |
blue |
| Size |
12-24" |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil, drought tolerant |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late July |
For years, this plant frustrated me. I had just one plant, which I grew from seed, planted in a cushy spot close to our patio. Every year, it would start off promising enough in our garden, with a neat tuft of feathery leaves - but it would proceed to do nothing in the way of blooming, and got progressively rattier as the season wore on. Finally, I moved it to our rock garden one year in spring, where it was more exposed – pretty much harsh sun all day. I guess that's what it needed, because by mid-July, it started to bloom. I'm glad I stuck with it: the soft-hairy blue flowers in spikes are well worth waiting for.
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| | In its original location our plant looked sad by mid-August |
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| | Silver-hairy in spring |
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| | The buds are hairy, too |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Pam | Nov 11, 2005 | I started some from seed this year and the seedlings were rather spindly. I will be interested to see what they do if they survive the winter. |
| sabinski | Nov 12, 2005 | working in a botanical garden near basel (switzerland), a collegue has s. juriscii planted outside for a few years. this summer i planted two of them in 'my' part of the garden, too. it seems to grow well in spite of being quite attractive to snails. we have a very alkaloid soil and warm summers here... |
| Joseph | Apr 10, 2006 | I have quite a few seedlings coming along of this species. The seedling produces a nice carrot-like root, and I look forward to seeing what it does here. I will have to get the slug bait out based on sabinski's comments regarding snail predation. I am pleased it will survive my winters here in Delaware. |
| Mrs M.Warwicker | Aug 23, 2020 | I bought a plant in Hitchin Market UK and couldn't find out any thing about it, then I found you. Many thanks, hope I'm successful with it. |
- Seed from '01 trade. Baggy 70F (80%G, 2-7d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (40%G, 3-12d). Bottom heat did not increase germination
- Seed from '09 garden. Baggy 70F (12%G, 4d; only one developed). Another attempt baggy 70F (5%G, 3-5d)
- Seed from NARGS '13/'14 exchange. Baggy 70F (72%G, 6d)
- Seed from '14 garden. Baggy 70F (38%G, 7d)
Seedlings are prone to die-off soon after germination; many never develop leaves. When they do, they are slow-growing.
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