Salvia Information
Here are some suggested books, organizations, and websites to
find more information about Salvias. There is a link to a photo
gallery of Salvia images and a slideshow tour of the extensive
Salvia gardens at Cabrillo College. See also our
Salvia Catalog Pages, that have additional pictures and
descriptions.
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Information Sources & Links |
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Salvia Photo Gallery |
Websites -
A World of Salvias
- An extensive site by noted Salvia expert and
hybridizer, Richard Dufresne. There are many, many
images, descriptions, and links to related sites.
www.worldofsalvias.com |
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Websites -
The Cabrillo College Website - The Cabrillo
College Environmental Horticulture Center Botanic
Gardens has one of the largest collections of Salvias
anywhere. The gardens are open to the public, the
schedule and more information, including their annual
plant sale, is on their website.
www.cabrillo.edu/academics/horticulture/salvias/html
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Websites -
Robin's Salvias - Robin is Robin
Middleton, an avid Salvia collector from the UK. His
gallery of Salvia pictures from all over the world is
just amazing.
www.robinssalvias.com |
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Nurseries - Seedhunt -
A small mailorder seedhouse in California, Ms Hunt has a
large selection of Salvia seed. She has many species
that are not commonly seen in commerce.
www.seedhunt.com |
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Nurseries - Digging Dog Nursery
- They carry a wide selection of plants , perennials to
shrubs, but Salvias is one of their specialties and they
have a number of varieties that are not commonly found
elsewhere.
www.diggingdog.com
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| Books -
The New Book of Salvias
by Betsy Clebsch - This is a 2003 update of her popular
The Book of Salvias. A very
good overview of most of the species in cultivation,
with photos and drawings. Ms Clebsch has long been one
of the most respected experts on all things Salvia. She
draws on her many years of Salvia growing experience to
produce a book with good mix of technical and practical
detail. (available from Amazon) |
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| These are images of Salvias
I've taken over the years. The file opens in a
separate window on the Google Picasa website. When
you get to the Picasa site if you click on a
thumbnail it will open a larger image. From there if
you click "Full Screen" in the upper left corner it
will open an even larger image. |
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Cabrillo College Tour |
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In the summer of 2008 Cabrillo College
hosted the first ever Salvia Summit, with
participation by an
array of international experts. I was able
to attend ... this is a slideshow of the
gardens there. |
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