Found these pictures in my archives. A few years ago, I bought Wild Thing Salvia & some other purple salvia.. got this shot. Neither one survived the winter. :(

I love seeing the hummingbird photos. Proof just how much they love Salvia.

SongofJoy said:Thanks for the link, Kermit. Good idea to camouflage deer "favorites" among plants with lesser appeal to them.

ge1836 said:90% of my gardening is dumb luck.

woofie said:Fortunately, we don't have a problem with deer here, although our neighbor just across the street has them coming in often causing problems for them. But, then, we have three big dogs and a wolf in the kennel in the middle of my garden. When we lived in OR, tho, the darn things would jump the garden fence just as the tomatoes were getting ripe and I swear they took just one bite out of every tomato. I think they kept hoping one of them would be an apple?

I really like that "Dancing Flames." The foliage is lovely! Anyone know a source and if you can grow it from seed?

You have a wolf in a kennel?

Logee's sells Salvia 'Dancing Flames' plants. I don't know of anywhere else right now for DF plants and don't know of anywhere that sells DF seeds. Don't know if it can be started by seeds either. Love that Salvia!

Toni,

Great shots! 'Wild Thing' is hardy to zone 6, but plant it as an annual! It's gorgeous and as you know, attracts Hummingbirds!

Do what I do, just plant and/or pot up Salvias as annuals!

I also pot up Agastaches, hardy or non hardy, just to enjoy them more and to benefit the Hummers!

Dancing Flames is out of stock at Logees right now. We find it very slow to reproduce, and even slower to make a salable plant. We grow it only because it is so very cool. It is a clonal variety and would not come anywhere near true from seed - if it ever set seed.

Kermit - Can you post a link to your site? I'm very interested in checking out what Salvias you've got...

He should put the link in his signature block.

woofie said:He should put the link in his signature block.

Edited to add, that it's okay to do that at ATP.

FBTS said:Dancing Flames is out of stock at Logees right now. We find it very slow to reproduce, and even slower to make a salable plant. We grow it only because it is so very cool. It is a clonal variety and would not come anywhere near true from seed - if it ever set seed.

Hi Kermit!

I hope you join us often here!

I'm Marilyn B. Grua on my orders I place with you!

Still have to place an order with you for 2013. Love all your Salvias!

I just placed an order last night with Logee's for 2 'Dancing Flames' along with Agastache 'Tango'. They were available when I ordered them. I don't want them shipped until April 29 and hopefully, I'll still get them.

Didn't know Dancing Flames was slow to reproduce, but then I don't do cuttings.

Kermit's link is https://www.fbts.com/

I had it one the Mail Orders To Buy Salvias thread.

Love all the Salvias Kermit offers! Lots and lots of Salvias! I've ordered from him for at least two years and have always been happy!

With a newly edited signature file . . .

Our nursery is Flowers by the Sea, www.fbts.com

Oh, the joy of signature files.

Hope to be here often.

Kermit

We hope you are!

Just noticed Sweet Nectar Nursery has Salvia 'Dancing Flames' this year for sale.

http://www.sweetnectarnursery....

I just added Kermits site to my garden files.

I did as well.