Salvia buchananii

Salvia buchananii, or Buchanan's sage, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial or subshrub that was only recently found in the wild in the northeastern extreme of the state of Querétaro, Mexico, after fifty years of cultivation as a garden plant.[1]

Velvet sage from Mexico at San Antonio Botanical Garden (2015)

Salvia buchananii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species:
S. buchananii
Binomial name
Salvia buchananii
Hedge

History

Seed from a garden plant in Mexico City was taken to England about 1960, where it was grown by Sir Charles Buchanan. It is sometimes called Buchanan's fuchsia sage. Ian Charles Hedge then described Salvia buchananii in the Botanical Magazine in 1963.[2]

Description

Salvia buchananii grows 1–2 feet tall and 1 foot wide, with glossy green leaves widely spaced along the stem. The flowers are a rich magenta, about two inches long, which rarely set seed.[3]

It was found growing in cloud forest, pine-oak forest, and oak thicket in the far northeastern part of the state of Querétaro, Mexico. It is similar to Salvia blepharophylla.[1]

Award

This plant grows well in a temperate climate. However it does not tolerate frost, and requires protection during cold wet winters. It is easy to propagate from cuttings. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References
  1. Zamudio, Sergio; Bedolla-García, Brenda Y. (2013). "Descubrimiento de Salvia buchananii (Lamiaceae) en estado silvestre en Querétaro, México" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 84 (2): 530–535. doi:10.7550/rmb.32447.
  2. "Lamiaceae Salvia buchananii Hedge". ipni.org. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Salvia buchananii". Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 94. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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