Does anyone have this salvia? (forum)

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Salvia quaranitica, delightful intense sky blue flowers with black calyces up to 3m . Clumping & invasive with rich green foliage, the honeyeaters love it! Frost kills the foliage, but it is one of the few salvias that has little black tubers to propagate from.
In spite of its faults it is always greatly admired when in flower & I would love some. S.quaranitica 'blue enigma' has bright green leaves & paler blue flowers with green calyces & grows to about 1.5m, beautiful clumping plant & I need some :) Willing to pay for some tubers!

Time: 3rd January 2012 12:19pm

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Speedy says...
Yep, Ive got S.guaranitica 'Tequila Blue' and 'Black and Blue'( has a black calyx).
'Tequila Blue' doesnt seem as invasive as the other.

Time: 3rd January 2012 4:14pm

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snottiegobble says...
OK Speedy, how about a packet of well washed tubers having short cut off stalks of both varieties? I am willing to pay handsomely, well not to ugly anyhow!

Time: 3rd January 2012 5:19pm

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Jantina says...
How interesting Snottie, I,ve grown it for years and never knew of these little tubers. Where did you read about it?

Time: 3rd January 2012 6:02pm

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snottiegobble says...
Jantina, I have a book entitled 'Success with unusual plants' by James Compton. it is English but has a note in it for North American readers, beautifully illustrated & well worth asking your local library to stock it. It has several salvias in it, but I had 'blue enigma' growing almost rampant in SW Vic. I am now trying to build my salvia collection up again. Best collector & seller in the East is Sue Templeton of Aubury. I got heaps from her & very reasonable.


Time: 3rd January 2012 8:33pm

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Jantina says...
Thanks Snottie, will follow that up. Let me know how you go getting some.

Time: 3rd January 2012 10:29pm

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