Canary Sage
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Canary Island Sage ( Salvia canariensis ) |
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The Salvia canariensis ( Salvia canariensis ) is a plant of the genus sage ( Salvia ) and belongs to the family of Labiatae (Lamiaceae).
description
The shrub reaches heights of 100 to 250 centimeters. The leaves are green to thick white felt. Their shape is lanceolate to triangular, they are spear-shaped at the base. The leaf margin is whole to finely notched. The leaves reach a length of about 12 cm. The showy purple bracts are ovate and longer than the obtuse calyx . The crown becomes about 20 mm long and is pink to dark purple, with a sickle-shaped upper lip.
Flowering time is from February to June.
Occurrence
The Canary Sage only grows in the Canary Islands . The species especially prefers the succulent bush and the pine forest region.
literature
- Miguel A. Cabrera Pérez: The native flora of the Canary Islands . Ediciones Everest, León 1999, ISBN 84-241-3550-4 .
- Adalbert Hohenester, Walter Welss: Excursion flora for the Canary Islands . Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-8001-3466-7 .
- Peter Schönfelder : Kosmos Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora . Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-09361-1 .
