Re: plant ID


At 08:47 PM 10/28/2005, you wrote:
A salvia with very fragrant gray/green leaves. Leaves are very narrow.
Purple flowers are born around a center that dries before the petals drop
off.

I've seen this in several parking strips and elsewhere in Berkeley. Wish I
could do better with the description.

Does anyone have ideas? I've done a google search without much luck. This
may be a CA native.

Barbara - in Berkeley
It sounds like Salvia clevelandii. Go to the Las Pilitas Nursery Sage page and check out the varieties. It looks like Bert Wilson has just about every one.

http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/sages.htm

Richard F. Dufresne
1216 Okeeweemee-Star Road
Star, North Carolina 27356 USA
910-428-4704
World of Salvias: http://www.eclectasy.com/gallery_of_salvias/index.htm
Salvia email list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Salvia
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