{"id":1246789,"date":"2011-03-27T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T15:43:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T07:37:07","slug":"salvia-splendens","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/salvia-splendens\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvia splendens (Cultivated)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Salvia<\/i> splendens<\/i> Sellow ex Roem. & Schult.<\/span><\/a>, Mant. 1: 185 1822<\/i>. (Syn: Fenixanthes<\/i> splendens<\/i> (Sellow ex Roem. & Schult.) Raf.<\/span><\/a>; Jungia<\/i> splendens<\/i> (Sellow ex Roem. & Schult.) Soj\u00e1k<\/span><\/a>; Salvia<\/i> brasiliensis<\/i> Spreng.<\/span><\/a>; Salvia<\/i> colorans<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Salvia<\/i> issanchou<\/i> auct.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage;<\/b><\/div>\n
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S. splendens<\/b>: leaves 5-9 cm long, ovate, acuminate, flowers 4-5 cm long<\/span><\/div>\n
S. coccinea<\/b>: leaves 2.5-5 cm long; acute, trianglar-ovate, flowers 2-2.5 cm long.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae, Salvia splendens from Delhi<\/a>:
\nSalvia splendens<\/i>, the common sage plant grown in gardens in India.
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Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae, Violet cultivar of Salvia splendens<\/a>: Salvia splendens<\/i>, Violet cultivar, photographed from Delhi University Flower show.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ornamental1 Hooghly 20-01-13 sk1:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a07 images.<\/div>\n
This looks like the one in FoI<\/span><\/a>.<\/div>\n
Species : UNKNOWN<\/div>\n
H & H : ornamental in 200 sq. ft. garden,<\/span> nurtured by local youth of a rural club<\/div>\n
Date : 20-01-13
\n<\/span>Place : <\/span>Bandipur (Hooghly)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Salvia splendens<\/i> Sellow ex Roem. & Schult. (Lamiaceae<\/i>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When I saw your post I started thinking about it Obviously as Scarlet sage.
\nTwo species are called as that.
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\nSalvia splendens<\/i> vs. salvia coccinea<\/i> in Google.
\nLink describes the difference<\/a>
\nThe leaf shape
\nLance like in S. splendens
\n<\/i>Triangular in S. coccinea<\/i>
\nThe above pictures go in favour of S.coccinea<\/i>.
\nWill wait for others to comment<\/p>\n

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I think it is S. splendens<\/i>, the flowers are smaller in S. cocinea<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
S. splendens<\/b><\/i><\/span>: leaves 5-9 cm long, ovate, acuminate, flowers 4-5 cm long<\/span><\/div>\n
S. coccinea<\/b><\/i>: leaves 2.5-5 cm long; acute, trianglar-ovate, flowers 2-2.5 cm long.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here is my upload from Delhi<\/a> of S. coccinea<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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Thank you all for this discussion, now i come to know that there are two similar looking plants from the same genus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The height of this plant is about 3 ft, like that of S. coccinea<\/i> as per … link<\/a>
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This is surely Salvia splendens.\u00a0<\/i>coccinea<\/i> is very different. One may not even be able to differentiate because hybrids of <\/span>splendens<\/i> are also available<\/span><\/p>\n

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Digging into Salvia<\/i> gives more confusing data –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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