Plant ID help please.
westcurnow
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Hi lovely gardeners I need a hand identifying this plant.
It has tiny purple flowers tucked under bright purple leaves... plant grows to about 60cm.
many thanks in advance!
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westcurnow
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Clary sage. A type of salvia. It's a lovely plant and the bracts last for ages. You can get pink and white too. Often sold a a tricolour mix.
have a look at Salvia viridis. comes in pink or white as well
In the sticks near Peterborough
Salvia horminum or Salvia viridis
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/184613/Salvia-viridis/Details
Sorry Nut x-posted.
horminum, that's the word I couldn't remember
In the sticks near Peterborough
Wow!
that was a very speedy response, and exactly the right ID! We had just one of these this year, next year there's going to be a whole bed!
Thank you all, you lovely people!
In the sticks near Peterborough
I grew some from a mixed packet of seed this year, very pretty plant and easy to grow. Here are the pink & white ones, I like the detail of the veins on the bracts.