Talk:Salvia microphylla

Nature of fragrance

I've added the term "mint-like" to describe the fragrance of the leaves. Are there any cultivars that have a different smell? Groogle (talk) 00:35, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

My own experience with three different microphylla cultivars and two hybrids is that they all have varying fragrances, none of which I would exactly call "mint-like". They are all classic "salvia-like" fragrances, for lack of a comparison. But that's just my own original research and nose :-) . The problem with adding "mint-like" is that you haven't given a reference for it. The book that is referenced at the end of the paragraph, and which supplies all of the information in the paragraph, only says it's a "pronounced, pleasing" fragrance.

P.S. It is a beautiful and varied species. I'll be adding a couple more to the garden this spring. First Light (talk) 01:06, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

In the UK, S. microphylla is often said to smell of blackcurrants (a search for "Blackcurrant Sage" yields a number of nurseries selling it under this name). The cultivars I grow smell more like this to me than of mint, which I think of as a much 'sweeter' smell. I'll add a referenced note to the article. Peter coxhead (talk) 09:44, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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