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Most people encounter Salvia divinorum for the first time as a name attached to dried leaves or extracts. That can make it easy to forget something much more interesting from a horticultural point of view: before it becomes any processed botanical material, it is a living perennial plant with an unusual cultivation history. For growers, collectors, and anyone interested in plant propagation, one of the most fascinating parts of Salvia divinorum is the importance of cuttings. Many familiar garden plants are routinely started from seed. With Salvia divinorum, however, vegetative propagation has played a much more important role in maintaining…