Re: Salvia hians

Kemberly,
	I think that your Salvia hians is mislabeled.  The picture in Betsy
Clebsch's book shows a plant with pinkish/purplish flowers, rather than
purplish/blue.  Unfortunately, there is only a picture of the flowers, and
not the whole plant.  I haven't seen variations in flower color (from plant
to plant), but I haven't grown them a long time, so I could be wrong (but I
do have about 35 different kinds, thanks to a local community college with
a WONDERFUL garden sale every year (for those within driving distance of
Santa Cruz, I highly recommend the Cabrillo College Horticulture sale every
Mother's day weekend)).

	I'll look through the book and see if I can find another plant that
matches the description.  I'll also try to locate my pamplet from the plant
sale (I really hope I loaned it out!) and see if it is in there.  They
sometimes have slightly different descriptions from Clebsch's book.   What
season does it start blooming in?  That will help in the search.  Your
leaves sound really unusual for such a short plant.  I wish I could see a
picture of your plant - I certainly don't have anything like it.

	How cold does it get where you are?  If you are frost free and are
interested in an exotic salvias, see if you can find a picture of Salvia
wagneriana.  Bright pink flowers (1 to 3 inches long) in whorls around the
stem.  Eye catching to say the least, and blooms in the winter.  Here
winter blooming salvias are risky because they tend to get killed by the
frost without protection.

Julie



SF bay area, California
sunset zone 17
usda zone 9


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