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Mount Genu Sage

Salvia majdae

Mount Genu Sage is a small aromatic subshrub from the mountains of southern Iran, grown mainly by gardeners interested in rare Salvia-type plants. It needs sharp drainage and a sunny, dry spot.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Lean, gritty, well-drained soil or mineral-rich mix.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry summers and mild winters; protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Iran
Climate
subtropical

About

Salvia majdae is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1967 as Zhumeria majdae. When placed in the genus Zhumeria, it was the only species. It is a subshrub endemic to southern Iran.

Other Salvia plants

Turkish Black Sage · Wuyi Mountain Sage · Salvia adoxoides · Egyptian Sage · Orange Sage · Mediterranean sage · African Blue Sage · Salvia alatipetiolata · Cederberg Sage · Handsome Sage · Algerian Sage · Salvia amethystina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia majdae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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