Salvia chiapensis
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Salvia chiapensis is a herbaceous perennial native to the province of Chiapas
, Mexico, growing between 7000-9500 feet elevation in cloud forest
s. It was introduced to horticulture in the 1980s, probably as a result of a collecting trip by the University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley.
Chiapas sage grows about 1.5 – tall and wide, with several stems growing out of the rootstock. The 3 inches (76.2 mm) and 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) elliptic-shaped leaves are ivy-green, glossy, and deeply veined, growing widely spaced along the stem. The flowers are bright fuchsia, with 3–6 flowers growing in whorls, widely spaced along the inflorescence. The flower is 0.75 inches (1.9 cm) long and covered in hairs, with a 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) pea-green calyx.
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
, Mexico, growing between 7000-9500 feet elevation in cloud forest
Cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level. Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and...
s. It was introduced to horticulture in the 1980s, probably as a result of a collecting trip by the University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley.
Chiapas sage grows about 1.5 – tall and wide, with several stems growing out of the rootstock. The 3 inches (76.2 mm) and 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) elliptic-shaped leaves are ivy-green, glossy, and deeply veined, growing widely spaced along the stem. The flowers are bright fuchsia, with 3–6 flowers growing in whorls, widely spaced along the inflorescence. The flower is 0.75 inches (1.9 cm) long and covered in hairs, with a 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) pea-green calyx.