Salvia divinorum
Salvia divinorum







Under the right conditions Salvia divinorum is quite easy to grow, but there are a few musts.
The plants likes it warm and humid. A temperature  between 12  C and 27 C is appreciated. It does not like direct, midday sunshine. I have had good results with TL tubes.
  The more humid the better, this is really a must for cultivation. The plant is multiplied by cuttings. Flowers and seed  appear rarely and the seeds are hardly fertile, probably because the plant has been in cultivation for such a long time. Cuttings can be put on water and will produce roots within two weeks. Putting them straight in the earth works well also, as long as the temperature (20-25C) and humidity are right. Root stimulating powders are not necessary, but do speed up the rooting. The plants are quite sensitive to pests, so keep a good eye on them.
 This year my plants started flowering, all at the same time, though they are on different places/different climates (warm greenhouse/ cold greenhouse and outdoors. The outdoor ones got killed by frost. I suppose the flowering has something to do with the length of the day, they flowered in november/december, the days are very short then here in Holland.
 

Alternative names: Hoyas de la Pastora
                            Hoyas de la Maria Pastora
                            Ska Maria
 
 

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