a couple of pix...ID ? info ?

14 years ago

The one in bloom is S. Rubesens, but what is the giant (over 6 feet tall), big-leaved, sprawling (over the penstemons) salvia that apparently is quite happy? There may be a tag with the name somewhere close to the planting area. Anyone able to ID from this picture? The flowers are red when it is in bloom.

S. Rubesens

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rich_dufresne
14 years ago
After adjusting the INPUT level on a copy of the image to remove the baseline on the right to get rid of the darkness, I was able to see that the plant in question has silvery, woolly leaves. It doesn't have the right shape, form or color for S. dorisiana. Plectranthus species mimic Salvias in form, but they do not have scarlet flowers.

Could you have gotten it from Cabrillo College or as seed from Ginny Hunt? It might be one of the newer ones I haven't seen myself.
deep___roots
Original Author
14 years ago
Found the plant tag, which immediately broke in half (I love when that happens!). But the salvia in the first picture is S. Pulchella Kunth.
The second picture is S. Rubesens.
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wcgypsy
14 years ago
I think it's been decided that pulchella is actually s. univerticillata, no? I couldn't tell from the pic, but wondered from your description if you were talking about univerticillata. It's very vigorous and trouble free at my place. Once it starts blooming, it does so for a very long time and mine is right now at about 10 ft on the longest branches.