klip247 Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) How would one know what is a dwarf or regular splendens? Edited August 23, 2012 by klip247 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted August 23, 2012 The more I think about my few experiences with this plant, the more i feel it drawing me back in. this season i am going to grow as many different sources of this salvia as i can (will overtake both the inlaws and mums garden haha) and try as many different extraction and dosing options as i can. i am unfamiliar with how a "credible" test would be carried out on the different products that may be created.. anybody who would like to get involved should pm me. there is no reason why this community cannot do a group bioessay and get some good factual information out there RE this plant, its about time somebody tries with it at least!! d00d 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted August 23, 2012 I have a heap of plants I'll start you some off. Klip the dwarf, what I have called them, ar eusually only about 50cm high bred for various colours, most are just labelled salvia species as they have been heavily Hybridised (from my understanding) You can get some old school ones from the Nurseries which get really tall, the leaves are heaps stinkier in my opinion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted August 23, 2012 I have some seed here too ill start off early. Gonna do another nursery run in a few weeks and will get as many different varieties as I can. Keep in touch in this thread stillman, and anybody else who wants to participate D00d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted August 26, 2012 Some pics of a few of my Salvias (not all are splendens) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted August 26, 2012 This is the Salvia vanhouttei the apparent grand daddy of what we see in the nurseries as S.splendens. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted August 26, 2012 How are you going to keep the genetics straight with all those other Salvias around? Is the vanhouttei active or some of the offspring? Are you doing lots of cuttings? ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted August 26, 2012 I'm only propagating from cutting, but I know doubt will have some hybridising which I think will be interesting to say the least. lol I think I might have to get a heap of cuttings going and pass them around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted August 26, 2012 as far as the medicinal nature of the Salvia vanhouttei I think its the great unknown. We will have to do some research i imagine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted August 26, 2012 Sowed out 3 sources of splendens today. I also have cocceana and africana-lutea. Hopefully they grow nice this season, looking like shit atm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted August 26, 2012 Mine are stragly too, they don't like winter at all. I will probably cut mine back and hope for green shoots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klip247 Posted August 27, 2012 Nice plants stillman, Ive got a few seedlings (Salvia Scarlet Piccolo) at the moment, they seem to be doing fine on the heatpad at 30+ degrees. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klip247 Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) The plants on the left from previous photo got eaten by insects, this is what the one on the right looks like now: Decided not to thin them out, the clumping together looks nice. Edited October 20, 2012 by klip247 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted October 21, 2012 Salvia "costa rica blue" just noticed its coming into flower. also 4 cuttings from the Van houti strain took well and are growing nicely. I'll propagate a few more and pass them around in a couple months. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted October 27, 2012 This is definitely one of my favourite flowers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelema Posted October 29, 2012 nice. i keep trawling the internet for active salvias. There should really be somebody testing salvias against kappa alkoids SallyD acvitivty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
