Re: Salvia site, was sky blue salvia
- To: <n*@mindsovermatter.com>, <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: Salvia site, was sky blue salvia
- From: "* v* P* <w*@worldonline.nl>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 22:06:59 +0200
Dear Nan
The picture called patens on the site you mention isnot patens but probably
patens 'Chilcombe' ,which is lavender Blue
Willem van Putten
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
Aan: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Datum: dinsdag 27 juli 1999 20:48
Onderwerp: Salvia site, was sky blue salvia
>Barbara -- I just checked out that site, it looks pretty interesting but I
>am not clear as to who it is or what their purpose is. What do you know
>about it? And how can you browse the discussion area, I found only
>instructions on searching or posting.
>
>Nan
>
>>Here's a nice website on salvias: www.californiagardens.com/salvias.htm
>>
>>Barbara
>>
>>On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, rachel wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > Twice I've ordered "blue" Salvia patens; twice I've had violet flowers
>>> > (and too expensive for an annual since it can't overwinter outdoors
here).
>>> > The only truly clear, sky-blue salvia I have ever seen is S. azurea,
and
>>> > if it can grow in my garden it can probably grow anywhere, and is a
>>> > reliable perennial.
>>>
>>> Actually, Salvia ulignosa (sp.?) is also a beautiful sky blue. I
>>> believe it prefers somewhat less sun and more moisture than many
>>> salvias. It grows fairly tall and bears long, slender sky blue
>>> spikes.
>>>
>>> Rachel B
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, William Bade wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:42:13 -0700 (PDT)
>>> > > From: William Bade <bade@math.berkeley.edu>
>>> > > To: "Rand B. Lee" <randbear@nets.com>
>>> > > Cc: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>>> > > Subject: Re: Salvia patens
>>> > >
>>> > > Does anyone know if there is a clear, sky blue S. patens? The plant
>>>looked
>>> > > much like my indigo-violet blooming one. But I lost it. Don't know
why,
>>> > > but think it was probably too dry and sunny for it. Should it have
>>>been in
>>> > > part shade?
>>> > > Elly Bade
>>> > > Berkeley, Calif.
>>> > >
>>> > > On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Rand B. Lee wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > > My Salvia patens is blooming in my half-barrel, and I must say I
am
>>> > > > shocked with wonder at the intensity of the flowersAE coloring.
>>>They are
>>> > > > not true blue -- more like a very intense deep indigo-violet --
>>>but they
>>> > > > are breathtaking. Salvia patens is of course not hardy in Zone
5b-6a
>>> > > > Santa Fe. I want to overwinter my plant, but things I overwinter
>>>indoors
>>> > > > tend to get terminal spider mite, or suddenly die just when March
is
>>> > > > peeking over the transom, so I must take cuttings and root them, I
>>> > > > suppose. My question to you mulcherati out there is: can I root
>>>just any
>>> > > > old piece of stem, or must I take my cuttings from nonflowering
>>>spikes,
>>> > > > as I do with dianthuses?
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Rand B. Lee, Freelance Writer & Editor
>>> > > > Founder and President, The North American Dianthus Society
>>> > > > Founder and President, The North American Cottage Garden Society
>>> > > > Member, Garden Writers Association of America
>>> > > > Author, PLEASURES OF THE COTTAGE GARDEN (Michael Friedman
Publishers)
>>> > > > copyright 1998, ISBN 1-56799-695-7
>>> > > > randbear@nets.com
>>> > > > 1306 Lujan Street
>>> > > > Santa Fe, NM 87505-3220
>>> > > > 505-438-7038
>>> > > > Zone 6a
>>> > > > 7000 feet elevation
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> Rachel Baker
>>> Berkeley, CA
>>>
>>>
>
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>Nan Sterman
>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
>
>
