We have little information and experience with this plant other than observations of it growing in a garden in a frost-free Santa Barbara. In this garden it is growing tall in a shaded location but likely it will take full sun or shade and would be more compact in brighter light. Give occasional irrigation. Hardiness is unknown.

This plant collected in 2014 by Jeff Chemnick at around 9000 feet near a birding lodge several hours east of Quito along a ridge dividing the dry, sparse vegetation of the central cordillera from wet and cloud forests the along the eastern Andean slope. Thinking this maybe Salvia tortuosa but not sure. We sold this plant from 2015 to 2017. 

The information about Salvia 'Ecuador' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.