Could anyone tell me the name of this beautiful perennial flowering now with papery bracts of pink, lavender or purple?

It looks very much like a salvia Janey.

Janey, this might be cheeky of me, but you could do worse than ask Bertiefox, who's been marvellous at identifying mine. Hope he doesn't mind me suggesting that!

Oh, thanks Aster.....I thought the leaves looked like Sage...but couldn't think of the proper name....:o)

I'll pm Bertie Weeding, thanks too!

Salvia is sage.

Hi Janey,
Thanks for the message, but I'm no expert on salvias.
Does this picture look rather like it:
http://gstuff.co.nz/shop/garden/images/salvia_pinksundae.jpg
Otherwise there is the salvia 'Pink Delight'.
Superb plant by the look of it.

Wyeboy, there are so many different types...in my own small garden I have at least 4, 2 I use for cooking and 2 ornamentals.....

Thanks Bertie..... I shall have a look....:o)

Fraid not Bertie.......I've a feeling the leaves are too soft for the Sage family.

Im sure this is what I had
SALVIA HORMINIUM mine was called Indina pink or pink sundae one of the two
its beautiful when they first start to colour up they look like paint brushes with the tips dipped in paint.

bees love it too

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Janey, a rose by any other name eh. You've started me looking at all the lovely salvias, now I want lots! Mookins I think you're right it used to be called clary didn't it? but I think it's biennial rather than perennial. The only others similar were a nemerosa rosenwein and the pratensis that Bertiefox mentioned. They are all lovely plants. I dont have any salvia in my garden now :-( but will next summer:-)) If you do get a definite i.d. let me know, it's gorgeous:-)

Yes! Bertie and Mookins your right....Salvia Horminium - PINK SUNDAE! Very different to Pink Delight which is the one I looked at. Thanks both very much, definitely having it for next Summer, the purple one is stunning too.

There you are Bornagain, it is lovely isn't it, I'll be writing a new blog later with the purple one included so have a look.....:o)

I recently cut all mine down as they had finished doing the stuff
collected loads of seeds though for next year

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I'll certainly look out for your blog Janey, I can remember the first time I saw salvia turkestanica, it suddenly appeared one year in every open garden I visited! That's when I discovered there were fashions in gardening :-) Are they easy to grow from seed Mookins?

I to love salvias, Salvia 'Black and Blue' Salvia Memorosa are two lovely ones.

Just had a look at the Turkestanica Ba....looks a real beaut! Shall have a look at yours Drc in a mo........I had planned to change my dry side of the garden and I think a selection of the Salvias will fit the bill!
Thats great Mookins....plenty for next year..........

Is it an annual? I have one similar in appearance called clary [a sage i think]

I think maybe it's a bienniel Sbg....yes a Clary Sage.

Drc726.....the Black and Blue is a fabulous one.....so many to choose from, shall have to have a bigger garden!....:o)

Im def going to have different colours next year
I love them

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Turkestanica is lovely to look at but has the most awful stink!!!

Do you know I never noticed Wyeboy and I'm renowned for my nose. Perhaps I did notice but thought it was the dogs;-)