Re: what's this sage?
- To: r*@california.com, M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: what's this sage?
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 23:45:58 -0400 (EDT)
At 03:48 PM 5/10/2000 +0900, you wrote:
>A garden in my neighborhood has a wonderful salvia I've never seen before.
>It has small, narrow, yellow-edged green leaves - about 7/8" long - and a
>deep red flower. Right now it's about 2' x 2.'
>
>Any ideas what it might be?
>
>Thanks - Barbara
Barbara:
My best guess from your limited description would be a small Salvia greggii
like Furman's red. The variety Desert Blaze has variegated foliage with
most but not all of the yellowish green directed at the edge, I think
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
