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My giant salvia

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Posted by yacheryl 9b W-Cent Fla (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 7, 09 at 19:20

.....is finally blooming !!!
Got it as a cutting last year.
With the size of these leaves,
I hate to let it out of the pot.
Here's a couple of pictures.

Does anyone know the botanical name???
............cheryl

My giant salvia

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Not actually a salvia, although it's sometimes called 'giant salvia'. It's Brillantaisia subulugarica.

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It's not a salvia !!!
Oh Crap (:<(

I bought the cuttings as a giant salvia.
My gardening club has been waiting for it to bloom.
It's still pretty............cheryl

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I know, common names can be misleading. I really like Brillantaisia though, it's very dramatic with that big, coarse foliage. It's in the Acanthus family.

  
 

 

 


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