Re: Salvia repari or ripari
- To: n*@mindsovermatter.com, M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Salvia repari or ripari
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 08:28:08 -0400 (EDT)
At 08:42 PM 6/24/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Rich,
>
>Regarding S. ripari or riparia, I wonder if we are talking about the
>same plant. The one I have is in a 1 gal container, definitely a
>shrublet, not an annual, has purple flowers, and even in a container
>is more than 50 cm tall. Flowers are pretty nice, and I expect that
>in the ground, it would be even more floriferous. I just checked the
>nursery label and it says that it is a hardy perennial, grows to 2x3
>and makes no reference to high water needs which I would expect a
>riparian species would require. If you'd like, I could email you a
>photo tomorrow (it's pretty dark outside tonight already!).
>
>I'm guessing this plant is mislabeled, misnamed (or otherwise
>confused), do you have any other suggestions?
>
>Nan
Nan:
I'm pretty sure you are right about the mislabeling, especially if it is the
same one Roger described. And yes, I'd like to see the photo scan. Where
did you get the plant?
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
