So, the resilient thought of creating your own salvia seed has finally settled in your mind, eh? Wondering how to go about it? Never mind, we’ll give you ways. But before that, a brief look at the botanical minutiae of the species under consideration would be helpful, we believe. And so, time for some botany!

The taxonomical specifics of this plant are not complicated. It obviously falls under the kingdom plantae, as it is a vegetal. It is an angiospermic Eudicot, is classified under order "Lamiales", family of "Lamiaceae". The common name of the substance happens to be its common name, yes it is Salvia and its species is S. divinorum. Well, that’s enough botany. Let us now take a closer look at the reproductive essentials of a plant-its seed.

It is an astonishing fact that the Salvia divinorum hardly produces any sustainable seeds even in flowering stages and it is flabbergasting that no seeds have ever been observed on the plants in wilderness. Mysteriously, pollen fertility is also found to be vitiated. Investigations have reached a dead end in this regard, as the pollen tube did not show any impedance inside the plant’s style. Speculations however goes about that an inbreeding depression could be the cause of the reduced pollen fertility.

Now, please don’t let the hopes of yours to create your own salvia from seeds down! For, we always are lucky.

In the rare event that you get your hands on a bunch of seeds, please preserve them like jealously guarded trinkets and ornaments in a grotto of treasures, in a dry sealed container. It has been proven that refrigeration augments their parsimonious vivacity and vigor.

A gauging of 2-3 mm is ideal for the depth of sowing the seeds in a supreme quality potting mix, for fine growth of the salvia plant. A mist of water is to be sprayed on the top of the water surface, ensuring that it is tacky but not squelchy. Also, take care while spraying the water as the seeds are fragile and can be easily dislodged.

A tiny stem will appear in two to four weeks. Don’t be dejected by stunted growth in the initial phases of the plant’s life. Wait a bit more to witness virulent growth. As growth continues, it will be visible that the salvia plants are rigid, strong and inflexible.

Most of the salvia plants are grown from grafts encumbering genetic mutations, but as this salvia plant is being cultivated from a seed, it wouldn’t be surprising if it exhibited a few genetic variations from its counterparts. Congratulations, you created a salvia seed and now a totally new kind of salvia plant.

Maintenance of the new salvia plant is mandatory in order to preserve its uniqueness. We’d also advise you to share your new salvia plant that might carry a newfangled genetic strain with others for genetic propagation. The sharing also ensures that the strain is not lost in case of untimely or accidental death or wilting of your beloved salvia plant. And most importantly, label your new plant, lest it should be befuddled with varied strains. Though most salvia plants are identical, a seed-raised plant might show uncommon traits, which is not an issue of botheration.

If you choose to grow your own salvia plant from a seed, palpably it is going to be a gargantuan task, but it’ll definitely pay you rich dividends and so, the effort is worth it!