Thursday, June 21, 2007

Salvia guarantica


Salvia guarantica
Originally uploaded by linfrye
This intensely blue/purple shrub is all abloom in my garden. It grows in a rather shady area behind my porch and those deep purply/blue flowers poke their bright heads higher than the foliage -- surprising me as I fill the birdfeeder!

10 comments:

  1. This looks like it would be a beautiful Salvia!

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  2. Beautifully done Lin. I bet your place is looking awesome with all the colors of nature.

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  3. Oh that's lovely. Those salvias are such a delight in the garden, aren't they?

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  4. I love your botanical sketches, Lin and I always get a beautiful image of your garden.

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  5. The blue in this plant is gorgeous, but what a thug this one is!! You better watch out, cara, it'll take over your garden before you know it!

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  6. oh it's so pretty! I have salvia in my yard too!

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  7. They make such a beautiful display in the garden and this is a beautiful rendering..love your color blue. So nice seeing evertyhing that comes from your garden!
    Ronell

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  8. Such a delicate painting - hard to imagine it being a thug! :)

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  9. I already commented on Flickr but just wanted to tell you that this painting makes me stop and look every single time. It's lovely!

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