Re: Salvia question
- Subject: Re: Salvia question
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:17:36 -0400 (EDT)
At 05:31 AM 8/9/01 -0700, you wrote:
>A question for the salvia experts on the list (this salvia is not
>mediterranean): I got a Salvia karwinskii a year ago, because I liked
>its appearance in an arboretum. It did not do much the first year, but
>this year, one of the stalks I had neglected to pinch quickly shot
>straight up to about 13 feet so far, and still growing straight up,
>without any support. No flowers yet. Is this the normal growth
>pattern for this salvia? (not used to seeing such tall stalks in
>salvias)
Richard:
It sure is the normal pattern. Lots of the large-leaved sages do this,
including madrensis, mexicana, and gesneraeflora. I've seen the latter
around 20 feet high at the Huntington Botanical Garden.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
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