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Old 09-06-2007, 06:02 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha Sacha is offline
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Default Salvia identity please

On 9/6/07 17:51, in article ,
"Chris Hogg" wrote:

I have a shrubby salvia in full bloom ATM. The bush itself is about 18
in. tall and say 4 ft. across, with flower stems extending a further 3
- 4 ft. above that. Picture at
http://i17.tinypic.com/66mvnuq.jpg
(there is a yardstick bottom left, for scale), and another at
http://i10.tinypic.com/67hezat.jpg

snipI'm fairly sure it's Salvia guarantica which used to be known as
S.ambigens. I'll ask Ray to have a look if I'm wrong, because he knows a
lot more about Salvias than I do!

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