Flowers: Found it on the roadside

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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. View Larger
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. Joseph

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