Salvia hierosolymitana Orostachys The puckered

The puckered

We owe Alan a round of applause for finding this gem

who got them from the late Caroline Dorman

This non-descript

it does so as a dieback perennial and not as a 35' small tree that it becomes in more tropical regions

Salvia hierosolymitana Orostachys The puckeredSalvia hierosolymitana is a little known Eastern Mediterranean endemic perennial sage that can be seen when traveling through Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank. In our trials, Salvia hierosolymitana has thrived since 2013, forming a basal rosette of large green leaves, topped with 2' branched stalks, starting for us in mid March. The stalks of whorled, bicolor pink, bilabiate (lobster claw shaped) flowers possess a series of