Thank you Alasdair. Your patience is much appreciated. I was looking in "my messages" and not in "posts". It is, of course, Salvia pomifera. My original plant is now old and leggy but while weeding underneath it yesterday I found a lot of seedlings, presumably they liked last summer's heat, so I am potting them on (now with proper names on the labels) and hope to have about 20 new plants come spring. My next task is to work out how to post photographs on the forum, something I've never mastered and the main reason I rarely contribute as I would like to. You may hear from me again soon! Janet