Re: Pineapple Sage
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Pineapple Sage
- From: N* L*
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:42:03 CDT
Bill wrote:
>Hi, Kris, you didn't mention your Zone but you must be more temperate than
>here in Cincinnati. I buy pineapple sage every year because it doesn't
>winter over here, but you're right in your description of it. The first
>time
>I bought it it was just for the fragrance. But then suddenly in late
>September it started blooming with those brilliant red flowers and sure
>enough the hummingbirds found them right away.
>
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Yes, Kris, where are you? I lost my mint when it was really hot and dry (as
it was much of the summer here. I think I planted it in early June, and it
was gone by mid-July.
Bill (and Kris), are you talking about pineapple sage or pineapple mint?
I've grown both; and the sage is looking pretty good right now, should start
blooming soon. It isn't hardy here (zone 7) either, but I have taken
cuttings of it in the fall. It does have gorgeous blooms.
The pineapple mint is a different animal. Has variegated green and white
leaves, crinkled, like other mints. And I don't seem to be able to keep it
alive. But I did manage long enough a couple of years ago to use some of
it; tastes lovely.
If I was really ambitious, I'd look up the botanical names of both, but that
would require getting up :-)
Thanks, Kris, for your lovely offer. I may get back to you on that!
Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7
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