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Posted by voodoobrew 9, Bay Area, CA (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 11:48
| I bought an unusual salvia yesterday at the S.F. Botanical Garden. The propagator told me it's been in the garden 'forever', and no one is sure what it is. They call it "Don's Big Red", after Don Mahoney.
It's currently flowering in its 1 gallon pot. Nearly 6 feet tall, with heart shaped light green leaves that are very similar to a S. gesneraeflora. The stems are square, *very* hairy, thick and bicolored (maroon on one side, green on other). The calyces are likewise bicolored (match the stems), and the flowers are red and not very big. The infloresences remind me of a S. coccinea Forest Fire.
Odd plant, but I like it! I will try and get some photos, also keep on the lookout for seed. |
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RE: Strybing Salvia 'Don's Big Red'
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| How do the flower sizes compare to S. grewifolia, S. miniata, ans other tall red sages? Have you run through Robin's site for as close a match as you can find? Also, have you finished relocating yet? I managed to get an early order in for rare Salvia seed, and hope I will have some really nifty ones to report on about a year from now. |
RE: Strybing Salvia 'Don's Big Red'
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| Have a look on my site for Salvia PW 248, especially the 2nd picture. Could this be it? It was tentatively named Salvia miahuatlanensis, from where it was found, but has still not been identified!! Mine is huge, in the greenhouse, and just starting to flower. Very hairy and sticky stems. If it is this and you grow it outside somewhere frost-free, do be careful as stems can collapse and root all along the ground, it did that here once, but the frost killed it! Robin. |
RE: Strybing Salvia 'Don's Big Red' .
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Also 4 photos of this in the galeria on Rolando's site
www.salvias.com.ar he uses the name miahuatlanensis. Robin. |
RE: Strybing Salvia 'Don's Big Red'
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| I don't think it's either of those, though it looks similar. This one has more maroon color in the stems and calyces. Mine is tall, though at Strybing I believe it does tend to be more lax. This is a fall/ winter bloomer, with virtually no scent. Richard, I am still in the process of moving, ugh! The renovations are taking much longer than I had hoped. Moving my plant collection is an enormous task. I need to get your grewiifolia? seed [what Strybing calls pulchella] into the mail, I know! FYI, Strybing is now in possession of a few plants of the new madrensis x gesneraeflora Cabrillo hybrid, so I'm guessing it should be 'on the market' fairly soon. Let's see if posting photos works... 
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RE: Strybing Salvia 'Don's Big Red'
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| I've got quite s few Salvias in my greenhouse in bloom, and hope to do some crosses - if the plants feel like it, since they are adapting to the greenhouse. If I had better temperature regulation, I'd be more confident in getting results. S. grewifolia is from Bolivia, S. univerticillata (which many people still know as pulchella) is from Chiapas (I think) or some nearby location in Mexico or Guatemala. It has fruity fragrant foliage like S. dorisiana. Tal red salvias with many greggii-sized flowers are relatively unusual |
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