Effect:
not known
Areas of application:
not known
Parts of the plant used:
Leaves, flowers
Collection time:
July to October
Can be found:
In the mountainous regions of Mexico and Guatemala, in sunny to partially shaded forest edges.
Ingredients:
not known
Other:
Mexican sage is a perennial herbaceous plant that forms upright, 40–120 cm long, branched stems from a tuberous rootstock. The long-stemmed, simple, spear- to egg-shaped, 5–8 cm long leaves are medium green and occasionally have darker spots. The leaf edge is toothed, sometimes serrated or notched. The stems and leaves are soft, glandular and sticky. The 15–40 cm long, terminal inflorescence is an upright, loose raceme with pairs of crossed, opposite, short-stalked flowers with a double perianth. The large flowers have narrow, ovate-lanceolate bracts. The 5–8 cm long, bright ultramarine blue corollas end in two lips, with the curved upper and the broad, two-lobed lower corolla lip standing far apart. The green and glandular-hairy sepals are about 1.3 cm long. Small aconites are formed. (Wikipedia)
The Mexican sage (Salvia patens) is only partially hardy down to −12 °C (zone 8a). Due to its lack of winter hardiness, the sage is usually treated as an annual plant, but can also be overwintered in the form of dug-up root tubers in a cool, frost-free room.
It is mainly used as an ornamental plant in gardens.