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Salvia guaranitica A. St. -Hil. ex Benth.
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
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Salvia L. (アキギリ)medou saiji (メドウセージ), Anise-scented sage, hummingbird sageLifeform: perennial subshrub ≈ 1.2-1.5 m tall Distribution: South America |
Habitat: full sun to light shade and well-drained, deep soils (for gardening)
drought-tolerant because of producing the moisture-conserving rhizomes Utilization: gardening → many hybridized cultivarsArgentine skies (pale blue flowers), black and blue (dark violet blue calyx), blue ensign (large blue flowers), purple splendor (light purple flowers), blue enigma (pure blue flowers) |
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Salvia guaranitica in Japan
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[1/2] in the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho (→ biotope, corridor) on November 24 2017.