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| This is a fine new sage, related to S. curviflora, S. littae, and S. purpurea. It is found in Chiapas, and has a similar bloom period (late autumn and winter); the flowers ar a little over an inch long, but the spike is pretty tight. It should be a good hummer plant for the west coast, gulf coast and Florida.
I got a plant from Tony Avent, via cuttings taken in august. I had trouble germinating the seed, but Tony had better luck. Only one of the cuttings made it, and I think Tony's plant in his trial garden died from 100 degree stress. The seed came from either Robin Middleton or Rolando Uria. I hope others had better luck, and that it will become available over the next year or so. Anyway, this will be on my list for next year. |
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| A nice Salvia....but temperamental in the UK, will flower in a good summer, otherwise in Autumn. Not in my top ten here, but can be really good in a warmer climate. |
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| This one grew well for us this season. Blooms quite late, which leaves it prone to the sometimes-fierce Winter weather here (like today with 45 MPH winds). My guess from the way it grows is that after being in the ground a full season it will be sturdy enough to stand up to the weather. |
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- Posted by rich_dufresne z7 NC (My Page) on Sat, Dec 1, 12 at 10:52
| And perhaps bloom earlier, once it is established. Perhaps this has been a season where sages were really late to bloom this autumn not just in most of the USA. I wonder if this pattern also was true on the West Coast and Europe. |
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| Definitely true in the UK. |
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