my sage flowers!!

pretty pretty ( photo / image / picture from lukeypukey's Garden )






more sage flowers ( photo / image / picture from lukeypukey's Garden )



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Yep... those sure are pretty!

 

Sage flowers for sure, are you growing any other herbs?
Jerry

 

i have oregano, orange scented and normal thyme, tarragon, rosemary, red basil, and mint. so quite a few. my girlfriend and i both cook so the herbs are essential in my garden :-D

 

Wow this is the first time I see sage flowers. Thanks Lukeypukey.

 

The Sage flower is so much like the flower of the Lungworth.

 

i'll have too look that one up phillip. never heard of it before :-D

 

Philip is your lungworth also known as pulmonaria (boraginaceae)


pulmonaria ( photo / image / picture from carolyn keiper's Garden )


it's past the flowering season for us so all that's left is a spent flower/seed pod.



pulmonaria leaf ( photo / image / picture from carolyn keiper's Garden )

 

Hi Lukeypukey,
here is a shot of the Lungworth for you,..even the leaves are similar.



( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )


Hi Carolyn,
yep you got it right,..Lungworth is "Pulmonaria officinalis,..i love it!,..it flowers for me early spring,..and the leaves are to be seen throughout the year.







( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )

 

Philip, yours is beautiful, Mine seems to get too much shade think or maybe not enough fertilizer. What do you do to yours, I probably shouldn't hit it with the weedeater when I'm trimming, either. OOPS!!!!

 

they do look very similar. looks like quite a nice plant too :-D

 

Lol,..Weedeaters encounters are not a great help!,..mine likes watering and the occasional dose of Miracle Grow,..i started with one,..now i have six and gave some away,..so mine are thriving.

 

Thanks Philip, I truly didn't realize it was still alive when I was out the other day trimming. It blooms before I get to that flower bed in the spring. so i never see it in bloom. I'll try moving it and fertilizing it. Maybe I'll get it to look a little better. Is putting it by my ferns maybe a better place? right now it is under my redbud. moisture isn't a problem here. we can't seem to get a little dry. rain in the forecast everyday this week..... again

 

They say it disappears given too much heat and dry conditions,..but its a survivor,..and will really hang on,..along with your ferns would be a good idea,..forest soil best describes its ideal conditions,..so part shade is good,..oh do put it in a good spot and you will be pleased at the start of next spring,..and throughout the winter with the leaves.

 

Lovely pictures! I'd love to grow a large range of herbs like this. Problem is I cant stop planting vegetables and i havent got the biggest growing area as it is! Maybe next season then :-D