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Salvia abrotanoides

Caspian Sage · Clouding Sage · Southernwood Sage

Family LamiaceaeGenus Salvia

A sprawling clump of fine gray-green stems with scattered small violet flowers on red earth
The whole plantSvetlana PolevovaCC0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Native range
Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Pakistan and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 30, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

70% germination in 6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Perovskia p. 65Public domain
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Perovskia (Lamiaceae). P. abrotanoides germ. 70D(50% in 4-14 d) and 70L(70% on 6th d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Perovskia p. 65. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

50% germination in 4–14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Perovskia p. 65Public domain
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Perovskia (Lamiaceae). P. abrotanoides germ. 70D(50% in 4-14 d) and 70L(70% on 6th d).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Perovskia p. 65. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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