[JTh]

I found some pots with Salvia sp. at a local large wholesale nursery, but the owner did not remember the name and nothing was labelled. Does anybody recognize this one? The flowers were quite large, hot pink, the bud where dark purple. It could possibly be a Salvia greggii hybrid, but I'm just guessing.


P4276198.jpg Pink Salvia hybrid by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr


P4276202.jpg Pink Salvia hybrid by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr


P4276197.jpg Pink Salvia hybrid by Jorun Tharaldsen, on Flickr

[Alisdair]

Jorun, it is as you thought Salvia greggii; very like and possibly the same as one we grow called 'Royal Bumble' which also has those dark purple buds

[JTh]

Thank you, Alisdair. Yes, it resembles the 'Royal Bumble', but the colour of the flowers is not right: this one has cerise-magenta-coloured flowers on very dark stems, with a touch of white at the 'throat'. It looks very much like Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi' (common name: cherry sage); S. microphylla is a part of a botanical complex with S. greggii, S. muelleri and S. coahuilensis, I read. Anyhow, none of these need much water and they seem to be quite tough, so I hope they will get established here.