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Definition of salvia in English: salvianoun ˈsalvɪəˈsælviə A widely distributed plant of a genus including the sages, especially (in gardening) a bedding plant cultivated for its spikes of bright flowers. 鼠尾草属植物 Genus Salvia, family Labiatae: many species, in particular the scarlet-flowered S. splendens Example sentencesExamples - The golden centers of the aster flowers are repeated in the color of the Mexican Marigold-Mint, and spike flowers of salvia make wonderful cut flowers and garden displays.
- Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
- Fill containers with herbs, such as oregano, trailing rosemary, salvias, or thyme.
- Bright red salvias, phlox, anthurium and balsam flower in profusion in neat rows, and no wonder Thangam won the first prize for her garden.
- Replace fading cool-season annuals with heat lovers like celosias, dahlias, marigolds, petunias, salvias, and verbenas.
OriginModern Latin, from Latin salvia 'sage'. Definition of salvia in US English: salvianounˈsælviəˈsalvēə A widely distributed plant of the mint family, especially (in gardening) a bedding plant cultivated for its spikes of bright flowers. 鼠尾草属植物 Genus Salvia, family Labiatae: many species, in particular the scarlet-flowered S. splendens Example sentencesExamples - The golden centers of the aster flowers are repeated in the color of the Mexican Marigold-Mint, and spike flowers of salvia make wonderful cut flowers and garden displays.
- Bright red salvias, phlox, anthurium and balsam flower in profusion in neat rows, and no wonder Thangam won the first prize for her garden.
- Fill containers with herbs, such as oregano, trailing rosemary, salvias, or thyme.
- Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
- Replace fading cool-season annuals with heat lovers like celosias, dahlias, marigolds, petunias, salvias, and verbenas.
OriginModern Latin, from Latin salvia ‘sage’. |