Salvia… The flower has a very beautiful and poetic name. Where did it come from? One can be carried away by the imagination into the gray hairs of history and remember that in the days of Ancient Rome it was the female family name of the Salvii. Perhaps the name of the flower immortalized the beauty of the representatives of this ancient Roman family. Or maybe it comes from the substance salvinorin-A, which is part of it and is a psychoactive hallucinogen. You can lean towards different options, but salvia is the Latin name for plants of the sage species. It is customary to call sage medicinal plants of the family, decorative floriculture has chosen a variant for the name - Salvia. Photos of flowers can be found in many floriculture magazines.
Flowers of this family are among the most numerous on Earth, as there are more than 900 species. This plant is found in temperate and tropical climatic zones around the globe. In the wild, salvia are flowers that grow in open sunny places. Light woodland, rocky slope, wasteland, water meadow - these are the best places for them. Depending on the species, salvia is a flower that can grow from forty centimeters to one and a half meters. Some species of this plant are ornamental.carved leaves. You can find white, pink, blue, red, purple and yellow salvias. There is a medicinal plant of this family called "Tricolor". The petals of its flowers are double and tricolor.
In countries with a warm climate, salvia is a perennial or biennial flower. In the climatic conditions of Russia, it is an annual, as it is not able to endure the winter cold. Also, all plants of this species are divided into cold-resistant and heat-loving. There are such types of salvia as meadow, oak, forest, blue, sparkling, red, Spanish and many others.
These flowers are grown, as a rule, in sun-rich places, they tolerate partial shade well. Salvias love heat and are very drought tolerant. For planting this plant, it is best to choose light sandy soil rich in humus. It should be remembered that flowers do not tolerate stagnant moisture at all. Salvia is a delicate flower, and therefore it is very often attacked by aphids, snails and slugs. Perennials propagate by cuttings, and annuals, especially species, by seeds. This plant is prone to cross-breeding with nearby flowers.
A huge variety of species, unpretentiousness and ease of care have earned these plants the love of flower growers. Salvia is a flower that can decorate any bouquet. Blooming salvia bushes are an excellent decoration for any site, which is why we love the flower and designers who create spectacular compositions and decorate entire flower beds.
Seedsplanted in March, and then dive into separate pots, in which seedlings grow until mid-June. Then the flowers are planted in open ground. Approximately 100-120 days pass from the moment of sowing to flowering. However, such a long waiting period is more than worth it, as salvia blooms for a long time (from July to frost), making it possible to admire magnificent flowers.
Salvia gets along well with cineraria, lobelia and marigolds.
