tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post7882908187117178161..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Wild Flower Wednesda:Salvia AzureaGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-91730329411275818212009-10-10T13:50:16.552-05:002009-10-10T13:50:16.552-05:00Gorgeous plant! I'll have to add the azurea to...Gorgeous plant! I'll have to add the azurea to my shopping list. Even though I traded Salvia for Yarrow as my "favorite perennial" this year, the Salvias continue to tempt me when I see photographs like these.Lya Soranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677200360169732962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12140734990982315872009-09-27T07:50:26.220-05:002009-09-27T07:50:26.220-05:00Thank you all for visiting and taking time to comm...Thank you all for visiting and taking time to comment...I really love reading them~~I am still babying my thumbs, for now!<br /><br />Have a great week.<br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-55976169805377444642009-09-27T01:10:50.177-05:002009-09-27T01:10:50.177-05:00this is a beautiful blue bloom. i love that the be...this is a beautiful blue bloom. i love that the bees love it. <br />your quote from mr hawthorne was just how i felt today...even though the showers were on and off just had to be outside. <br />hope you are having a lovely weekend.<br />happy september.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68287081830084991252009-09-26T20:03:12.993-05:002009-09-26T20:03:12.993-05:00Love that blue. I will have to see if I can find s...Love that blue. I will have to see if I can find some here. I really like the Salvias.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68487021210789477512009-09-26T16:45:12.538-05:002009-09-26T16:45:12.538-05:00Love your sage. Did you say school of gardening? W...Love your sage. Did you say school of gardening? Wish I could remember half of what I learned.<br />Scattered seeds hmmmmm....<br />Your reminding me of gardening that I've been putting off and off and off...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-34297372949993736792009-09-26T16:21:14.811-05:002009-09-26T16:21:14.811-05:00I love your salvias such blues.I love your salvias such blues.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-89782108417932676642009-09-26T15:54:29.213-05:002009-09-26T15:54:29.213-05:00Beautiful photos, Gail, especially that bee in fli...Beautiful photos, Gail, especially that bee in flight! <br /><br />RobinRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-47382019248165563022009-09-26T13:24:01.409-05:002009-09-26T13:24:01.409-05:00I love the Hawthorne quote--I feel that need to be...I love the Hawthorne quote--I feel that need to be outside so strongly now. After being a virtual prisoner, inside all summer, I want to make every second count outside.<br /><br />I have been told before to cut back the Salvia, but I was never sure how far back to cut. Great photos as usual!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69179908883486952352009-09-26T09:34:37.028-05:002009-09-26T09:34:37.028-05:00A stunning shade of blue and obviously very happy ...A stunning shade of blue and obviously very happy in your garden, Gail. Love the Hawthorne quote ... Nate's a guy after my own heart!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-10236362104443295312009-09-26T06:54:04.117-05:002009-09-26T06:54:04.117-05:00Gail, amazing that you caught the bee in flight fo...Gail, amazing that you caught the bee in flight for the photo. To have all that gorgeous blue in your garden must be wonderful.donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85299449085960327182009-09-26T06:51:37.085-05:002009-09-26T06:51:37.085-05:00Lovely Blue Gail! I love Salvias and this one seem...Lovely Blue Gail! I love Salvias and this one seems to have a more lavender hint ... a bit of white touches too. I love its more buxom form and your winged critter seems to have a liking for what it holds within. Great portraits! Hope your thumbs are better! CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-13317020169440490412009-09-26T02:30:02.939-05:002009-09-26T02:30:02.939-05:00Love that blue!Love that blue!Katarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-26664443403073570872009-09-25T23:15:58.444-05:002009-09-25T23:15:58.444-05:00oooh, 6 feet tall, you say? I didn't realize ...oooh, 6 feet tall, you say? I didn't realize it was that much of a giant. Wonderful. You know I like this one. I love the "do as I say, not as I do" school of gardening too. tee hee. Have a great weekend Gail.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-87106177738975080332009-09-25T21:33:05.057-05:002009-09-25T21:33:05.057-05:00Gail, a lovely post as usual! If you have a few s...Gail, a lovely post as usual! If you have a few seeds to spare, I'd love to try growing Salvia azurea.<br />Cheers,<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59724435444312447422009-09-25T19:00:25.260-05:002009-09-25T19:00:25.260-05:00I love a tall plant, and that color--wow! I'll...I love a tall plant, and that color--wow! I'll have to wait a few hours before I look at my two-foot sages again, or they'll know I'm wishing they were a great deal taller."Daffodil Planter" Charlotte Germanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892686231029047130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-43258343835220756392009-09-25T17:32:54.033-05:002009-09-25T17:32:54.033-05:00Such lovely fuzzy blue flowers, and great pictures...Such lovely fuzzy blue flowers, and great pictures!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85865876550990817132009-09-25T15:06:26.363-05:002009-09-25T15:06:26.363-05:00Beautiful! I love that you added that "this i...Beautiful! I love that you added that "this is the do as I say, not as I do school of gardening!" -- sometimes it's nice to just let the plants do what they want (I do that a lot because I still have a lot to learn about pruning). Six-foot tall is impressive! Gorgeous blue -- I'll have to look for it here in TX!Meredith/Great Stemshttp://www.greatstems.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69039014793498191702009-09-25T13:14:08.415-05:002009-09-25T13:14:08.415-05:00I love the blue of the salvia and the yellow of th...I love the blue of the salvia and the yellow of that bee! what a shot! Nice to see a Nathaniel Hawthorne quote too :-DCountry Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294472166693008328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-75534388082016790402009-09-25T12:22:32.504-05:002009-09-25T12:22:32.504-05:00Oh, I love it! Such a soft blue hue. I'm a big...Oh, I love it! Such a soft blue hue. I'm a big fan of salvia too. It seems to be the one of the few cottage garden style flowers that can take the Florida heat and humidity. I wish we were close, I'd love to try to start a cutting of your salvia.<br />Have a great weekend!<br />~KarritaMy Mother's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-5145574112084605792009-09-25T11:12:59.563-05:002009-09-25T11:12:59.563-05:00Great pictures of a lovely bloom! I grow alot of S...Great pictures of a lovely bloom! I grow alot of Salvias but have never had this one~ I must try it someday.littlewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698252757282230776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85193086396046465242009-09-25T10:01:39.938-05:002009-09-25T10:01:39.938-05:00That's a lot of blue! I've never grown th...That's a lot of blue! I've never grown this plant, but I think I need to find a home for it. Good drainage I've got in spades.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-87516483345506536632009-09-25T09:48:33.815-05:002009-09-25T09:48:33.815-05:00Gail, the ragin cajun has done much better with le...Gail, the ragin cajun has done much better with less water once it was established. I rooted a cutting off of the one that I posted today and it is in a more moist spot. It's growing but would be happy in more sun and less moisture.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-18860164093923944132009-09-25T09:20:38.663-05:002009-09-25T09:20:38.663-05:00That's really a beautiful salvia Gail. Sounds ...That's really a beautiful salvia Gail. Sounds like it's quite hardy too. I'll look for it but my chances of finding it around here are not that great. But that doesn't mean I won't search it out at the nurseries in other states that I visit. :-)Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9041795768442706362009-09-25T09:20:34.787-05:002009-09-25T09:20:34.787-05:00What a stunning blue, I love the shade, and the be...What a stunning blue, I love the shade, and the bee, perfect topping.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9725955425013222652009-09-25T09:02:53.017-05:002009-09-25T09:02:53.017-05:00Rose, The animals are arriving as I type this! Ru...Rose, The animals are arriving as I type this! Rumor has it that fall will make it's brilliant appearance next week! <br /><br />Marnie, I have a few extra seeds Marnie and will put them in the mail for you.<br /><br />Monica, That is perfect!<br /><br />VP, it really is a luscious blue...periwinkle is the perfect name for the blue. Thank you so much, you, too.<br /><br />JGH, It hasn't any real fragrance...like most salvia it's all in the foliage. Try Plant Delight Nursery.<br /><br />Janet, It is a luscious blue...<br /><br />Dave, I so need some sunshine~~today, the air is heavy with the imminent rain, sigh!<br /><br />Freda, I've read that this is deer proof, but...don't take my word for it!<br /><br />Wise Acre, I think you are a zone or two too cold!<br /><br />Lzyjo, It is a beauty and I think it will be stunning in the sunnier front bed!<br /><br />Darla, You must get this for your garden! it would look wonderful and the bees and butterfly will thank you!<br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com