Golden Sage, Beach Salvia, Bruin of Sandsalie, Brown Salvia (Salvia africana-lut

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Apr 15, 2005

Golden Sage, Beach Salvia, Bruin of Sandsalie, Brown Salvia
Salvia africana-lutea

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Apr 16, 2005

Beautiful burnished color. Do you grow this in your garden?

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Apr 16, 2005

Yes I do grow this in my garden. It is my favorite of all my Salvias probably because the color is so unusual.

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Apr 17, 2005

I just remembered what it remind me of, lion's tail flowers.

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Apr 17, 2005

And that's another favorite of mine......I grow the Leonotis menthifolia http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/26099/ which is more compact than L. leonorus and doesn't become woody with foliage loss at the bottom. It's evergreen here in 10a and is just now coming back into bloom.

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Happenstance Northern California, CA May 05, 2005

Fully matured flowers about a month later.

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) May 06, 2005

What are those flowers of??

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Happenstance Northern California, CA May 06, 2005

That's actually the remaining calyx from the flower as it matures. They stay on the plant for a long period of time and give it that apparent "second" bloom. This is a wonderful sturdy sage that can stand up to almost anything. As the name implies it originates in Africa. For more information see this link:
Salvia africana-lutea
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/salviaafricanlut.htm

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garygardener Nowra, Australia(Zone 10a) May 06, 2005

Hi Happenstance,

you do have some lovely Salvias in your garden, I think San Francisco must have a similar climate to Sydney?
Anyway another South African lovely which is similar is S. lanceolata, I have grown and it's nice and compact for those of us whose gardens are too small to fit everything in (just one more...)



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Happenstance Northern California, CA May 06, 2005

That's a lovely one, just to my taste! I prefer these odd-ball Salvias, because they seem to go so well with the succulents that I like too.

I think you must be a bit warmer than we are here....maybe more like San Diego which is several hundred miles south of here. But, according to this map (below) you have a climate similar to the Cape in South Africa which is often compared to SF weather. There are so many micro-climates here in the Bay Area, that friends who live just a few miles away can't grow some of the plants that I do.

I'm going to a local grower tomorrow who also sells retail. She carries a wide variety of unusual Salvias and I will be sure to keep my eyes open for this one of yours. :-)

http://www.auinfo.com/sydney-climate.html

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) May 07, 2005

They did look like flowers! That's why I thought you were posting a whole other plant. Awesome plant!

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Happenstance Northern California, CA May 07, 2005

It really is a great plant. If you check this other image in the PlantFiles, you can clearly see the calyx when it is still green.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/38134/

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