블루세이지(Blue Sage)

 

학명 : Salvia azurea Michx. ex Vahl

꿀풀과 : Lamiaceae

Salvia : Referring to helping, saving, healing

azurea : sky blue

영명 : Blue Sage

 

사진: 2020.10.06 방학동

 

아래: 2021.06.16 방학동

 

 

 

 

 

 

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꽃색이 흰 것도 있다. 우리나라에서는 White Sage로 잘못 소개된다.

 

 

아래 : 2021.06.16 방학동

 

 

 

 

아래 : 2021.07.27 방학동

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

영어 위키 설명

(전략)

Its thin, upright stems can grow to 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, with narrow, pointed, smooth-edged to serrated, furry to smooth green leaves, connected to their stems by petioles to 0.4 inches (1.0 cm) long. There are no basal leaves.

The blue flowers (rarely white), nearly 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 inch (6.4 to 12.7 mm) long, appear summer to autumn near the ends of their branched or unbranched spikes; their calyxes are tubular or bell-shaped and furry. Two varieties are known, Salvia azurea var. azurea (azure sage) and Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (Pitcher sage).

The stems of wild S. azurea tend to be long and unbranched, causing them to flop under the weight of their flowers. When grown in cultivation, the stems of S. azurea are sometimes cut back early in the growing season to encourage branching and slow the vertical growth of the plant to prevent lodging.

Habitat​

S. azurea is found from Utah east to Connecticut and from Minnesota south to Florida. S. azurea var. azurea tends to be found in the eastern and southeastern portion of this range, while S. azurea var. grandiflora is found in the west and northwest. In some states within its native range, it has become especially rare, such as in Illinois, where it is listed as a threatened species.

 

Throughout its range, it is found growing wild on roadsides, glades, prairies, savannas, fields and pastures. S. azurea prefers dry, sunny conditions in a variety of soils, including clay, gravel, and loam. In wetter conditions, the plant will still grow and bloom, but tends to lodge

(후략)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_azurea

 

 

 

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꽃색이 흰 것을 White Sage로 부르기 쉬우나   White Sage는 학명이 Salvia apiana Jeps.로 다른 식물이다. 인터넷에서 퍼온 White Sage의 사진을 아래에 싣는다

 

 

출처: www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/salapiana.htm