Beginner Gardening: show us beginners your blooms, 1 by Marilynbeth

Marilynbeth wrote:
One of my new favorites. This is Salvia 'Dark Dancer' and I planted it for the first time last year. I haven't gotten another one yet, but probably need to. I was hoping this would survive the Winter here, even though I'm in zone 6, but it may not (sadly). It's beautiful! It looks like the 'color' 'sort of' like Salvia 'Raspberry Delight' from High Country Gardens, which I have had since Spring 2005.

I took this photo in the early afternoon of 6/24/06, sometime I got it mail order.