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Sep 20, 2014 12:52 AM CST
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Hi Debbie,
Are the blooms in this photo truly blue? Wasn't sure if it's just the lighting. Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) is a definite purple not blue and the leaves on yours look too wide unlike the long narrow leaves you can see in some of the other shots.
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Sep 20, 2014 9:40 AM CST
Name: Danita
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You are right, Sue. It looks more like the interspecific hybrid Salvia leucantha x elegans 'Anthony Parker' to me.

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Sep 20, 2014 8:03 PM CST
Name: Deborah
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Danita, you are right, that's exactly what it is. Thank You! for the ID. I took that photo at one of the botanical gardens here in SC last fall. I took the photo, because I thought it was an unusual color blue for Salvia leucantha, but the sign didn't identify it as a hybrid. I posted the photo in the salvia database under general salvia leucantha, I think. Sue, can you please make the change with the proper ID and thanks for checking?
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Sep 21, 2014 1:25 AM CST
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Name: Suzanne/Sue
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Thanks Deebie, (and I got your name spelled right this time Green Grin! )
I moved it to the right entry.
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Sep 21, 2014 7:10 PM CST
Name: Deborah
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