J Smith Posted June 19, 2010 In July 2009 I purchased a plant from the SAB store that was labelled as Salvia sp (Yunnan province/China). It has gone gangbusters since then. Has anyone else got this in their garden? Has anyone had any flowers? I haven't. More importantly, is there anything else about this plant I should be interested in? During summer I found it rooted well in a glass of water on a window sill, but since it has gotten colder it hasn't been so willing to throw roots. I'm now trying to root it with honey in soil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted June 19, 2010 it easily layers into mulch and a clump can also be divided after a year or two. not invasive, but still vigorous. propagation is probably best done in the warmer months. The significance about this plant is that it was collected by a botany research team some eyars ago in Yunnan and was unnamed at the time. New plants are always exciting ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted July 12, 2010 Many salvias bare some properties, some stim [thujone, like S.officinalis] and some sedative [like S.coccinea, S.superba]. Lots of salvias are used for tea and are regarded medicinal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Zero- Posted July 15, 2010 Are you interested in trading some, i dont have much to offer though sorry, a few different seeds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J Smith Posted September 24, 2010 So the two cuttings I tried to root (one with honey, one with rooting powder) ending up rooting over winter outside in a cupboard sized greenhouse. I simply stuck em in a small pot with dirt and covered each one with half a 600ml plastic cola bottle. In addition to rooting in the usual way, roots were descending from most points above the soil line. This is one vigorous so and so. Nice looking purplish growth on it now too. I'll probably offer some cuttings up on the seed/plant exchange in a couple of weeks for those interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thelema Posted September 26, 2010 It's about time some reports were posted on that other salvia that north-westen american indians smoke - and I don't mean white sage!. By the way, there's still outstanding to be replicated an extract from Salvia Greggii, from once I had a quite cocaine reaction. I hope someone will extract a batch of this soon, even if only to prove a negative. LOVE THL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted September 27, 2010 id like to see some extractions done on salvia splendens. reports up north suggested that 20x extracts where very bizzare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
