Salvia thermarum
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Salvia thermarum is a perennial native to South Africa, discovered in 1998 by Ernst van Jaarsveld of Cape Town
's Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. The common name is based on the location of the plant's discovery, near Goudini Spa, approximately 120km from Cape Town—the specific epithet, thermarum, refers to the thermal baths where it was found.
Salvia thermarum is an erect plant that grows up to 1 m (3.3 ft) high from a stoloniferous base. The dark green stems have glandular hairs when young, getting smooth with age. The leaves are dark green with purplish tips, reaching 20 to 35 mm (0.78740157480315 to 1.4 in) long by 15 mm (0.590551181102362 in) wide. The 40 to 55 mm (1.6 to 2.2 in) long pale red to deep salmon flowers grow in whorls and have red bracts. The plant is easily confused with the closely related Salvia granitica.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
's Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. The common name is based on the location of the plant's discovery, near Goudini Spa, approximately 120km from Cape Town—the specific epithet, thermarum, refers to the thermal baths where it was found.
Salvia thermarum is an erect plant that grows up to 1 m (3.3 ft) high from a stoloniferous base. The dark green stems have glandular hairs when young, getting smooth with age. The leaves are dark green with purplish tips, reaching 20 to 35 mm (0.78740157480315 to 1.4 in) long by 15 mm (0.590551181102362 in) wide. The 40 to 55 mm (1.6 to 2.2 in) long pale red to deep salmon flowers grow in whorls and have red bracts. The plant is easily confused with the closely related Salvia granitica.