Just had to post pictures of our S. guaranitica that is just starting to bloom--love the color of the flowers.






We have several of these plants, but this is the biggest one.

Great pics! Beautiful blue color!

Add them to the database!

It's one of my favorites and hummers go bonkers for the nectar.

It is the hummingbird's favorite here. I am posting a picture of our "metal" flower ( this is also on the Garden Art Forum) that my husband and I made (99% husband, 1% me) that we just put up and I saw a hummingbird checking it out--poor thing had to leave disappointed. I told it to go over to the S. guaranitica for some goodies.

Avedon

Beautiful!

What variety name is your Salvia? I know it's not 'Black and Blue'.

Marilyn, so far as I know, this is the species. There was no cultivar name attached to the tag when I bought it a number of years ago. The color here in our garden is this dark blue, just love it. I call it navy blue or royal blue to give you an idea. I know it is not "Black and Blue" and I have looked at FBTS's S. guaraniticas hybrids and if it is a hybrid, I think "Blue Ensign" might be the closest to what we have. Okay, I just entered this is the Plant Database and I see it is also called Salvia coerulea--I did not know this at all, learn something everyday.

I love your salvia
I have the black and blue which the hummers love and it grow large and stands fairly erect here
and a great salvia..but I would love to have a plant like your blue..without the black on the bloom.

My hummer keeps going to a erect salvia perennial I have that is autumn sage
or similiar to it...red blooms on a green bush

Sheri

Nice salvia, great metal flower!

about the salvia AND the metal flower!

That metal flower is awesome!!

Thanks, everybody, for the interest and kind comments. When my husband gets a free moment--if it ever happens--- he plans to make a couple of leaves to put on the "flower". He thinks it needs them for look more real. I will definitely post pictures when it is done, but it may take a couple of weeks.

I like it just like it is!

Recent photos

Leaves of a wild type with no variety name.

Is that the same plant or 3 different Salvias?

I like the color of the leaves of the first 2 pics. What color of flower?

How do you know it is a Salvia? I don't see square stems, which Salvias are known for having.

It is from one plant.