No photo.

Sorry, here's the photo.

I wonder if it could be a Nepeta? Whatever, it is lovely!

The flower spikes look like those of Salvia glechomifolia, but the foliage is wrong.

Can you do a close up of the flower head, with some item like a coin for scale?

Agree with Rich, foliage wrong for Salvia glechomifolia, also plant is too tall.

Could it be Nepeta nervosa?

No blooms in this weather. Here are old seed heads with a nickel for size comparison. Height of plant is 5-6'

It looks like salvia lavanduloides to me....

It looks like salvia lavanduloides or the other one that
has a head like that is salvia hispanica....

Annette, Thanks for your help, too. I think the leaf is wrong for S. lavanduloides, but the S. hispanica might be a winner. I will go see if I can harvest any seed. One question--it looks very sturdy! The stems are nearly thumb sized and it seems as though each of the two stems have rooted near their emergence from the soil. I hope it is not one of those minty thugs!

Salvia hispanica is a prolific producer of seed. This is the common chia used for chia pets and as a grain. I believe it is rich in omega-3 oils.

It is an annual, seeds are very distinctive on the chia, It certainly looks like salvia hispanica.

Annette

Then please forget my nonsense about it being a Nepeta! I think Annette is correct. I have not grown S. hispanica for some years as I found it untidy and weedy......unlike in your picture!

Robin.

As you can see from my moniker, I do love Salvias, so I am embarrassed that I have something planted right next to my back door--in my herb trough, and I have to admit that I don't recall what I planted. I usually remember a cutting from a friend or a newly acquired plant; thus the confusion over this robust offering. I still wonder if I planted chia from my kitchen to see what would happen. I had a period last summer when seeds in the greenhouse went missing or switched their labels. Maybe I do have garden gnomes…Thanks to all of you for your conversations. I will stay in touch with the forum. Maybe I can clear up confusion for someone else.
Peggy in the California foothills. Where is our rain? I think it turned white and fell on Boston!

Hi, Peggy

Rains return on Thursday to Northern California. Here, in the Mendocino-Lake County area, we expect to get quite a bit. Hopefully!

Believe me, I wish (and all my family and friends in Massachusetts) there could be some way we could dump all of the excess snow on the Sierras.

California is still the best place to grow Salvias, let alone almonds, apricots, and all sorts of yummy vegetables and other fruits.

In reading about Salvia hispanica I noted that since it blooms so late in the season, it may not set much seed. I have tried seeding some of my collected seed heads in the greenhouse. I can't wait to see if anything comes up. Rich--send the snow our way!!!