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jjulio
Johannesburg
South Africa
October 22, 2009
03:56 AM
Post #7196276
Hi, everybody. Me again, and my ignorance.
Have this flower in my garden, a plant I picked up from a roadside. It's been giving these eye-catching flowers seasonally for the last three or four years. A friend asked me its name the other day. I don't know. Could you kindly help? Thanks.

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pastime
Waterman, IL
(Zone 5a)
October 22, 2009
06:14 AM
Post #7196348
Just a guess, but it looks like Salvia farinacea.
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
October 22, 2009
08:40 AM
Post #7196602
I agree it is a Salvia, and it does resemble S farinacea. Here is a link for comparison

http://landscaping.about.com/od/flowersherbsgroundcover1/a/s...
FernG
Montclair, NJ
October 22, 2009
10:29 AM
Post #7196851
these are so pretty! I can't believe you found them on the side of the road haha
jjulio
Johannesburg
South Africa
October 24, 2009
10:30 AM
Post #7203287
Well, again thanks a lot. Now I have a name for this flower. It is not perennial here in my garden, because of cold weather and frost for three months - June to August.
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
October 24, 2009
01:30 PM
Post #7203735
jjulio, it will set seed, and can be dug up, potted and kept in a sunny window over winter.
Gerris2
Wilmington, DE
October 30, 2009
11:29 AM
Post #7223698
I agree with moonhowl, it is Salvia farinacea. The sage makes your hands smell nice when you harvest the seeds.

Joseph

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