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Can you ID this salvia?
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Posted by connietn 7 TN (My Page) on Sun, Oct 18, 09 at 10:16
| Hi all. I need some help with this salvia.
I got this at a plant swap yesterday, but have no idea what it is or if it is hardy here in Zone 7 Tennessee. Thought you guys may be able to help. Thanks for any ideas!
I apologize for the quality of the pictures...let me know if better pictures would help and I can try again.
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RE: Can you ID this salvia?
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| This is a bicolored Salvia coccinea like Brenthurst. What other similar bicolored forms of coccinea are there, and what differentiates them? |
RE: Coccinea
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| Thanks Rich. Uh oh...from a quick google it's looking like coccinea is a tender perennial hardy only to Z8 if you're lucky? But self seeds. This seems to match what consensus was at the swap yesterday. If anyone else has any info, please share! Thank you :) |
RE: Can you ID this salvia?
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| That's a pretty coccinea. You could bring the whole pot inside and hope it survives; take cuttings and try to grow inside thru' the winter; or collect seeds and hope they come true. I am hoping my one and only Yvonne's will survive our mild winters, but just in case I'm doing the last two. |
RE: Can you ID this salvia?
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| Yvonne's splendens volunteered for me this year in North Carolina. |
RE: Can you ID this salvia?
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| Yvonne's had several volunteers in my garden too. These eventually grew to about 5 feet, as big those started from seed in the spring. For the first time since I've grown it macrophylla volunteered. It eventually bloomed but about a month later than those started indoors. |
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