Peppersage
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:06 am Post subject: Long bunches of blue violet flowers |
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This was brought home from a nursery, during a June clearance. It's the only one we got, we wanted to see what it grew up to be. There was a little name tag stuck in the pot, but it didn't make it home.
It's about two feet tall, and almost as wide. The flowers are coming out quite rapidly. Every couple of days there's more.
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trudy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Reminds me of Victoria Blue Salvia. Or at least a salvia of some kind. Does it have square stems?
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Peppersage
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Trudy, that's it, i remember now, i'll have to write it on the wall somewhere, so i won't forget.
I googled it, just now, according to about.com (http://landscaping.about.com/od/flowerseed/p/victoria_blue.htm), it attracts humming birds, we'll have to save some seeds. Maybe that's why they found the feeder so fast, we just hung it up on Saturday. Every time we round the corner though they fly away.
Thank You Trudy.
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trudy
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Your welcome, they are very easy to root to. I've never tried to save seeds from them. They are perennials here.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like one I have and was told it was in the Duranta family. Are the blooms only on the ends? Mine attracts butterflies and hummers also.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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PS this is my similiar plant
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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I re-read your last post and agree that is does look like Salvia! Ooops 
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Peppersage
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:34 am Post subject: |
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Trudy, hopefully it'll come back again. We have come to like this little addition. Maybe we can plant a row of them over by the grapes.
Gaylyn, your little Duranta plant is very pretty.
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