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jjulio
Johannesburg
South Africa

October 22, 2009 03:56 AM

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

Just a guess, but it looks like Salvia farinacea.

themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)

October 22, 2009 08:40 AM

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

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

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

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

I agree with moonhowl, it is Salvia farinacea. The sage makes your hands smell nice when you harvest the seeds.

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