Salvia oxyphora

looks very complex

Oh wow Meanie...I love this...:>)

Totally lovely isn't it (even if it is pink)! On my to get list as it seems to be a Salvia that thrives in damp summers - indeed, it needs a lot of water from what I've been reading.

Very nice, love these :o)

its a blue-pink so thats ok meanie!!

From what I've read it very rarely sets seed, even in its natural habitat. Managed to find a couple of suppliers of the plant though.

do the flowers emerge from every level of the green tips?

Yep! They have thrived this year - certainly the best that I've ever seen them!

until there is a whole flame of pink ? where do they grow in the wild?

They come from Bolivia.

thats a country that interests me

Amazing flower.....

South American plants tend to be rather cool Sticki!

Just got seed for this Mexican native....................

http://bit.ly/R2kBxd

One for your borders DD?

thats a lovely one!

Certainly look good in our tropical bed....

Thought that you'd like that Sticki!

Thought that it might DD!

definitely ~ very delicate but a bold colour!

Oh wow I love this one Meanie, come on spill the beans who's selling this ? :-))
I bought a couple of new salvias at Malvern last weekend, 'Wendy's Wish' and 'Penny's Smile', I have quite a few blues and purples so fancied a couple of pinky ones :-)

Dysons and the Old Walled Garden both sell it.
Wendys Wish is a gem, but not fully hardy. Easy from cuttings.

Thanks for that Meanie ;-)
Knew I'd seen one similar to this somewhere just remembered it was on a blog of Spritz's a couple of years ago Salvia involucrata 'Bethelii' just had to go and have a look, remember I'd saved it on my favourites as there were some lovely salvias on it.
http://www.growsonyou.com/spritzhenry/blog/12414-sage-n-onion
Yes Wendy'll be staying in the greenhouse this winter she's only a young plant :-)

There are some gems on that blog!