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'''''Salvia lyrata''''' ('''Lyre-leafed Sage'''), is a species of [[Salvia|sage]] native to the eastern [[United States]], typically growing in woodlands from [[Connecticut]] west to [[Missouri]], and south to [[Florida]] and east to [[Texas]].<ref name="Armitage">{{cite book|last=Armitage|first=Allan M.|title=Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens|publisher=Timber Press|date=2006|pages=335-336|isbn=9780881927603|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=p9igpDz3980C&pg=PA335}}</ref> |
'''''Salvia lyrata''''' ('''Lyre-leafed Sage''', '''Cancerweed'''), is a species of [[Salvia|sage]] native to the eastern [[United States]], typically growing in woodlands from [[Connecticut]] west to [[Missouri]], and south to [[Florida]] and east to [[Texas]].<ref name="Armitage">{{cite book|last=Armitage|first=Allan M.|title=Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens|publisher=Timber Press|date=2006|pages=335-336|isbn=9780881927603|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=p9igpDz3980C&pg=PA335}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] with low growing leaves and flowering stems growing to 50 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are arranged in a basal rosette of large leaves, and smaller leaves in opposite pairs on the erect flowering stem. The basal leaves are up to 15 cm long and 5 cm broad, with several lobes, some approximating to the shape of a [[lyre]], from which the species is named. The [[flower]]s are pale blue, up to 25 mm long. The species is often a lawn weed that self seeds into lawns and is tolerant of being mowed. |
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''Salvia lyrata'' is a herbaceous perennial wildflower that forms a basal rosette of leaves that are up to {{convert|8|in|cm}} long, broadening toward the tip. The leaves have irregular margins and are typically pinnately lobed or cut, looking somewhat like a [[lyre]]. The center vein is sometimes dark wine-purple. A hair stem up to {{convert|2|ft|m}} long grows from the rosette, with uneven whorls of two-lipped lavender to blue flowers. Flowering is heaviest between April and June, though sparse flowering can happen throughout the year. The leaves were once thought to be an external cure for cancer, thus one of the common names "Cancerweed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/salv_lyr.cfm|title=Salvia lyrata|last=Duever|first=Linda Conway|publisher=Floridata|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> |
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===Cultivation and uses=== |
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''Salvia lyrata'' is sometimes grown in [[garden]]s for its attractive foliage and flowers, though it can prolifically seed, easily becoming a lawn weed. Several [[cultivar]]s have been developed with purple leaves. 'Purple Knockout' produces burgundy leaves that are deeper in color than the species.<ref name="Armitage"/> |
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Salvia lyrata (Lyre-leafed Sage, Cancerweed), is a species of sage native to the eastern United States, typically growing in woodlands from Connecticut west to Missouri, and south to Florida and east to Texas.[1]
Description
Salvia lyrata is a herbaceous perennial wildflower that forms a basal rosette of leaves that are up to 8 inches (20 cm) long, broadening toward the tip. The leaves have irregular margins and are typically pinnately lobed or cut, looking somewhat like a lyre. The center vein is sometimes dark wine-purple. A hair stem up to 2 feet (0.61 m) long grows from the rosette, with uneven whorls of two-lipped lavender to blue flowers. Flowering is heaviest between April and June, though sparse flowering can happen throughout the year. The leaves were once thought to be an external cure for cancer, thus one of the common names "Cancerweed".[2]
Cultivation and uses
Salvia lyrata is sometimes grown in gardens for its attractive foliage and flowers, though it can prolifically seed, easily becoming a lawn weed. Several cultivars have been developed with purple leaves. 'Purple Knockout' produces burgundy leaves that are deeper in color than the species.[1]
Gallery
Notes
- ^ a b Armitage, Allan M. (2006). Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens. Timber Press. pp. 335–336. ISBN 9780881927603.
- ^ Duever, Linda Conway. "Salvia lyrata". Floridata. Retrieved 2009-03-11.