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A small shrub about 2 foot high. Foliage has appearance and smell of mint.
It came from a cutting I was given this year by somebody in Belgium who did
not know its name. I cannot find a record of a red flowered menthe.
Regards.
Dave.

"Dave D" wrote ...
A small shrub about 2 foot high. Foliage has appearance and smell of mint.
It came from a cutting I was given this year by somebody in Belgium who did
not know its name. I cannot find a record of a red flowered menthe.

Looks like Salvia coccinea, or a variety of, to me.

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Regards
Bob Hobden

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave D (Post 809445)

It's one of the salvias, possibly salvia coccinea.

"beccabunga" wrote in message
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Dave D;809445 Wrote:
A small shrub about 2 foot high. Foliage has appearance and smell of
mint.
It came from a cutting I was given this year by somebody in Belgium who
did
not know its name. I cannot find a record of a red flowered menthe.
Regards.
Dave.

It's one of the salvias, possibly salvia coccinea.

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beccabunga

A big thank you to Bob Hobden and beccabunga. The smell of mint threw me
and I did not think salvia. I have been trying for weeks to find a mint
with red flowers. Just a few feet from this plant in my garden is a large
Salvia officinalis and of course the fragrance is very similar. Thanks also
to Sj for your kind words. The camera used was a Canon A620 and I just took
the picture using the Auto mode with closeup, so nothing clever on my part.

Regards and thanks again to all.
Dave