No, don't use a tripod, though my hands do shake a bit. Salvia patens does not grow here for me. It's just too dry here I think. I've tried Blue Angel, Oceana Blue, Pink Ice, Lavender Ice then decided to quit banging my head against that particular wall and go with the ones that grow well here. I've decided life's too short to deal with plants that need babying from me....
Wendy's Wish is a beauty.....