Salvia freyniana
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Salvia freyniana is a critically endangered perennial plant
that is endemic to Turkey, growing in sandy soil at 900 to 1200 m (2,952.8 to 3,937 ft) elevation. It was first collected in 1890, described in 1892 by Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
and not discovered again until 2006. During field trips as part of a revision and study of Salvia species in Turkey, an unusual population of Salvia was discovered which was eventually shown to be the plant described by Bornmueller. It was the first collection of the plant since the original specimens in 1890.
S. freyniana grows on many ascending to erect stems to 15 to 35 cm (5.9 to 13.8 in). The inflorescence is of 3-6 flowered verticillasters, with a lilac-blue corolla with a white center, 10 to 18 mm (0.393700787401575 to 0.708661417322835 in) long, flowering from May-June. It is closely related to Salvia wiedemannii Boiss.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
that is endemic to Turkey, growing in sandy soil at 900 to 1200 m (2,952.8 to 3,937 ft) elevation. It was first collected in 1890, described in 1892 by Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller was a German botanist who was born in Hildburghausen, Thuringia.He studied horticulture in Potsdam, and in 1886 travelled to the Balkans and Greece on his first botanical expedition...
and not discovered again until 2006. During field trips as part of a revision and study of Salvia species in Turkey, an unusual population of Salvia was discovered which was eventually shown to be the plant described by Bornmueller. It was the first collection of the plant since the original specimens in 1890.
S. freyniana grows on many ascending to erect stems to 15 to 35 cm (5.9 to 13.8 in). The inflorescence is of 3-6 flowered verticillasters, with a lilac-blue corolla with a white center, 10 to 18 mm (0.393700787401575 to 0.708661417322835 in) long, flowering from May-June. It is closely related to Salvia wiedemannii Boiss.