Florida Keys Sage
Salvia misella
- Native to:
- Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States
Carol VanHook (www.flickr.com),iNaturalist user: mefisher,Trautvetter, Ernst Rudolph von, 1809-1889,Apothekervereine (Alsace-Lorraine, Germany),Cedar Hill Nursery (St. Louis Park, Minn.) Ruedlinger, C. N Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection,Vaughan's Seed Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection,Associazione Agraria Friulana,Verein für natur- und heilkunde, Pressburg,Schultz, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1804-1876 Keck, K. (Karl), 1825-1894 Dörfler, Ignaz, 1866-,Schröter, Joseph,Salter, Thomas Bell, 1814-1858 Royal College of Surgeons of England,Mohl, Hugo von, 1805-1872 Schlechtendal, D. F. L. von (Diederich Franz Leonhard), 1794-1866
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Genus:
- Salvia
- Species:
- Salvia misella
- USDA Symbol:
- SARI5
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 50 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- white, lavender, pale blue
Wildlife Benefits
- Bees:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Documented bee visitation (GBIF)
- Butterflies & Moths:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Documented Lepidoptera association (GBIF)
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: American bumble (Bombus pensylvanicus), ⚠️Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) Hummingbirds: Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) Butterflies:Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Julia butterfly (Dione vanillae)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with light; surface sow and keep moist.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI