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Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August).
Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here. http://s704.photobucket.com/albums/w...dentification/ I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
judybby wrote:
I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here. http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith Whew! When someone has an answer I'll be interested too! Lovely indeed. If you don't mind my asking, where - as in what part of the world - is this? It makes identification a bit easier if we don't have to guess ;-) -- slywlf Catskills NY zone 5 |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby
wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca
wrote: On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie It looks like asiatic daylily to me. They're in full bloom in middle TN right now. I'm going by the second picture. Kate - could be wrong |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, floweringnow.
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Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, floweringnow.
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... I'm leaning toward salvia as well - I have a gift plant that is a hardy salvia that has that shiny leaf. Maybe its a tropical... C It is salvia. I had a big clump like that in my old garden (zone 8). The hummingbirds loved it. About every three years or so I'd chop it into 3-4 pieces, give away all but one hunk to be replanted. It was a lovely indestructible. Val |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, floweringnow.
"Val" wrote in message ... "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... I'm leaning toward salvia as well - I have a gift plant that is a hardy salvia that has that shiny leaf. Maybe its a tropical... C It is salvia. I had a big clump like that in my old garden (zone 8). The hummingbirds loved it. About every three years or so I'd chop it into 3-4 pieces, give away all but one hunk to be replanted. It was a lovely indestructible. Val I should also add that I moved from that house in the eighties after living there for over 15 years. The salvia was more than well established ( I tamed the beast with hedge clippers, a pick ax and shovel ) when I bought the house so I would assume it's an older variety. The people I bought the house from had lived there for 50+ years. Val |
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Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
On 8/13/09 1:01 AM, in article , "Val"
wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... I'm leaning toward salvia as well - I have a gift plant that is a hardy salvia that has that shiny leaf. Maybe its a tropical... C It is salvia. I had a big clump like that in my old garden (zone 8). The hummingbirds loved it. About every three years or so I'd chop it into 3-4 pieces, give away all but one hunk to be replanted. It was a lovely indestructible. Val Do recall which one it was. There are only a few I can grow in my zone 5 garden and have live. (them winter winds really scour the long bed) Cheryl |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... Do recall which one it was. There are only a few I can grow in my zone 5 garden and have live. (them winter winds really scour the long bed) Cheryl I don't know which one it was, Cheryl. I took a blossom stem to a nursery to have it identified since I'd never seen a blue salvia at that time. All they told me was that it was a salvia. Val |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:59 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote: On 8/12/09 7:38 PM, in article , " wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca wrote: On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie It looks like asiatic daylily to me. They're in full bloom in middle TN right now. I'm going by the second picture. Kate - could be wrong Daylilies are not blue - and the leaves are all wrong This is the plant I think of as an asiatic daylily http://tinyurl.com/nou6jn |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
On 8/13/09 7:25 AM, in article , "Val"
wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... Do recall which one it was. There are only a few I can grow in my zone 5 garden and have live. (them winter winds really scour the long bed) Cheryl I don't know which one it was, Cheryl. I took a blossom stem to a nursery to have it identified since I'd never seen a blue salvia at that time. All they told me was that it was a salvia. Val I know how that goes. I wish salvia were a touch hardier, I love the blue Thanks Val Cheryl |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, floweringnow.
On 8/13/09 8:44 AM, in article ,
" wrote: On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:59 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 8/12/09 7:38 PM, in article , " wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca wrote: On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie It looks like asiatic daylily to me. They're in full bloom in middle TN right now. I'm going by the second picture. Kate - could be wrong Daylilies are not blue - and the leaves are all wrong This is the plant I think of as an asiatic daylily http://tinyurl.com/nou6jn That's a spiderwort - not a lily of any sort. Daylilies are hemorcallis. C |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
In message , Cheryl Isaak
writes On 8/13/09 8:44 AM, in article , " wrote: On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:59 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 8/12/09 7:38 PM, in article , " wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca wrote: On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie It looks like asiatic daylily to me. They're in full bloom in middle TN right now. I'm going by the second picture. Kate - could be wrong Daylilies are not blue - and the leaves are all wrong This is the plant I think of as an asiatic daylily http://tinyurl.com/nou6jn That's a spiderwort - not a lily of any sort. Daylilies are hemorcallis. It's arguable as to whether that is a spiderwort, spiderwort is commonly understood as Tradescantia which has actinomorphic flowers, rather than the zygomorphic flowers shown. The plant shown is probably Commelina communis, which goes by the name oriental day*flower*. (Wikipedia is our friend.) For ease of googling, I'll mention that day-lilies are Hemerocallis. C -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:44:10 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote: In message , Cheryl Isaak writes On 8/13/09 8:44 AM, in article , " wrote: On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:59 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 8/12/09 7:38 PM, in article , " wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca wrote: On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie It looks like asiatic daylily to me. They're in full bloom in middle TN right now. I'm going by the second picture. Kate - could be wrong Daylilies are not blue - and the leaves are all wrong This is the plant I think of as an asiatic daylily http://tinyurl.com/nou6jn That's a spiderwort - not a lily of any sort. Daylilies are hemorcallis. It's arguable as to whether that is a spiderwort, spiderwort is commonly understood as Tradescantia which has actinomorphic flowers, rather than the zygomorphic flowers shown. The plant shown is probably Commelina communis, which goes by the name oriental day*flower*. (Wikipedia is our friend.) For ease of googling, I'll mention that day-lilies are Hemerocallis. C Thanks, Stewart. That is what I was thinking of. Somehow dayflower and daylily got crossed in my brain. Kate |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
On Aug 13, 6:16 am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 8/13/09 7:25 AM, in article , "Val" wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... Do recall which one it was. There are only a few I can grow in my zone 5 garden and have live. (them winter winds really scour the long bed) Cheryl I don't know which one it was, Cheryl. I took a blossom stem to a nursery to have it identified since I'd never seen a blue salvia at that time. All they told me was that it was a salvia. Val I know how that goes. I wish salvia were a touch hardier, I love the blue Thanks Val Cheryl Hi Cheryl S. guaranitica is native to South America; Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. the lowest zone I found was 7a, most say 8. one temp given was -12C. I am in 8b or 9 and sometimes it freezes here unless it is in a very protected spot with mulch. Possibly you could grow it as an annual, or maybe in a container (BIG one) and protect it over winter. That blue is really "electric" and the cultivar 'Blue and Black' is stunning! Emilie NorCal |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
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Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
NorCal Heck, it gets that cold in my basement. Would it have the same impact as a first year plant? Cheryl I planted a bunch of these that I purchased in 4" pots at about 12" high. They were somewhat multi stemmed when we bought them. Today, all the plants are over 3 feet high, and very bushy & multi stemmed. A truly wonderful addition to our sun garden. I'm in zone 7, Howard Co MD |
Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers,floweringnow.
On Aug 14, 4:07 am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 8/13/09 3:58 PM, in article , "mleblanca" wrote: On Aug 13, 6:16 am, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 8/13/09 7:25 AM, in article , "Val" wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message .. . Do recall which one it was. There are only a few I can grow in my zone 5 garden and have live. (them winter winds really scour the long bed) Cheryl I don't know which one it was, Cheryl. I took a blossom stem to a nursery to have it identified since I'd never seen a blue salvia at that time. All they told me was that it was a salvia. Val I know how that goes. I wish salvia were a touch hardier, I love the blue Thanks Val Cheryl Hi Cheryl S. guaranitica is native to South America; Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. the lowest zone I found was 7a, most say 8. one temp given was -12C. I am in 8b or 9 and sometimes it freezes here unless it is in a very protected spot with mulch. Possibly you could grow it as an annual, or maybe in a container (BIG one) and protect it over winter. That blue is really "electric" and the cultivar 'Blue and Black' is stunning! Emilie NorCal Heck, it gets that cold in my basement. Would it have the same impact as a first year plant? Cheryl Cheryl I was in B& N Bookstore today, looking a garden books, what else? I took a look at S. gauranitica to see what I could find. "Blue Enigma" was said to be the most cold hardy, to zone 7. I would think that they would do pretty well as an annual. They are very fast growers! You could winter over cuttings. Good luck if you decide to try this plant, let us know how it works out......... Em |
I have a large cluster like in my old garden (Zone 8). The hummingbirds love it. About every three years or so cut me 3-4 parts, give up everything, but to a large replanting. This is a lovely indestructible.
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