Re: plant ID
- Subject: Re: plant ID
- From: barbara sargent r*@california.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:08:16 -0700
>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
I looked at the Las Pilatas Nursery site and the plant looks most like the
clevelandia but the flowers are purple rather than blue. Perhaps it's a
hybrid? Anyway, I love the fragrance and will try to find one at Berkeley
Hort or somewhere else close to home.
Thanks for all responses,
Barbara