Salvia nubicola CC6306

'Himalayan Cloud Sage'

[Ex. 9500ft Himachel Pradesh, India]

Lamiaceae: Rosettes of strongly aromatic, sticky, hairy sagittate leaves to 1m. Typically found growing in large colonies in woodland clearings. Spikes of yellow flowers with flared bottom lip and purple speckled nose. Collected by C. Chadwell. 9500ft Himachel Pradesh, India. Native to Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Southwest Asia, and Europe.

USES:

Used medically for toothache, fevers, and liver health.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Succeeds in any good soil in full sun or partial shade, the like moist soils but not wet. Sow seeds from March/April in a greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the summer. My summers are short, so I grow these in the polytunnel, this gives them a head start of 4-5 weeks, if I had them in the garden the frost would cut them back before the flowers set seed.

HARVESTED: 2023*
 

APPROX. 30 SEEDS