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One of my favorites. The color of the beautiful blue flowers and the interesting look of the flowers are what made me want it. I've grown it for a couple of different years as an annual in containers.

Made a great container plant. Easy to grow and rewarding. Probably the best known of the Salvia patens varieties.

Attracts hummingbirds.

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I've grown Wild Watermelon before. The flowers are beautiful. I got it because of the color of the flowers. It grew well and bloomed great. I grew it in a container with a couple of other Salvias on my patio. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Can be grown as an annual and is long blooming.

Another favorite of mine.

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I got this in 2013 because of the color the flowers. After it started blooming, I loved it so much, that I got another one in 2013. The color of the flowers is beautiful. Great grower and great in container and/or mixed containers.

It's not hardy for me, but makes a wonderful annual. Attracts hummers and butterflies. Long blooming.

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I got this beauty in 2013. I got it mainly because of the color of the flowers. The flower color is gorgeous! It really gets your attention! I love it! I had it in a container with a few other Salvias and it did great and bloomed a lot. The next time I grow it, it's going into a container all by itself, so it can grow and bloom to its fullest.

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I got this beauty in 2013 and grew it for the first time. The flowers are a bright red and always an attention getter.

I had it in a container tub along with 2 other Salvias. It grew fast and bloomed for a long time. The next time I grow it, I'm going to plant it in a container by itself, so it can grow and bloom to its fullest. It's a wonderful Salvia and I love it!

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I love this Salvia! Great grower too. Love the red and white combo flowers! Attracts hummers, butterflies, and bees. It's great in a container. A joy to grow and is long blooming.

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This is an invasive plant in Washington. It spreads by seed, so it would be a good idea to deadhead before the seeds form if it is a problem in your locale. I would like to have one in my herb garden for medicinal purposes, and thus far my county has not had a serious infestation so I believe I can manage this cautiously.

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"Introduced and named as "Charlie" into Cayeux catalog, before registering AIS.

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Experienced an unusual situation occasioned by this daffodil yesterday. Plant was one of the last of a bunch of forced daffodils over the winter. Bulbs produced good sized plants that were flopping over. When I brought them upstairs to enjoy them, I couldn't find a suitable place to put them. They were so flopped that the only way to enjoy them was by looking up at them, so I decided to put them on top of the refrigerator. They looked ok there (pic of this in DB). Later, when I was getting some refreshment from refrigerator, the whole pot of bulbs jumped down from up there, sailing down and grazing my head (like ruffing my hair) before landing upright on the kitchen floor. I said wow! to myself. I cut the blooms off and stuck them in a vase (pic of this in DB).

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Gorgeous flower color! I ordered this Salvia last year and loved it! I had it in a container with some other Salvias and it did great. It's not hardy where I live, but it's a wonderful plant to grow as an annual.

Attracts hummingbirds and is long blooming.

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I love this Salvia! It's a wonderful Salvia to grow! I have it in the ground and it's doing great. 2013 was my first year growing it. The flowers are a bright deep pink and beautiful. Long blooming, easy to care for, and attracts hummers and butterflies.

Looking forward to seeing it bloom again.

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One of my favorite Salvias! I love it! It's a beautiful Salvia! I love the color of the flowers, that it's long blooming, that it attracts hummers, butterflies, and bees, and that it's easy to care for during the season. I rarely see seedlings from it, but maybe I disturb the soil too soon. I try to order at least one every year.

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I have not found this lovely plant to be invasive at all. I've had the same smallish patch for over 20 years, and have recently brought some more in to add additional color to my driveway border. I have it planted in part-shade, which perhaps explains why it has not spread as much as others have found. It thrives and blooms without staking or leaning, but has only increased a small amount over the years.

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These are fast growing trees that produce beautiful purple blooms in the spring (mine is blooming right now.) The wood is unbelievably lightweight and is useful in furniture making. Twenty years is considered the time it takes for it to get to harvestable size.

Some people grow them and cut them back every year, allowing it to grow an interesting habit that resembles a sunflower! But it won't bloom like that, of course.

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Calceolaria chelidonoides germinated in two weeks under lights in a warm basement.

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"Introduced and named as "Caraibes" into Cayeux catalog, before registering AIS.

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"Introduced and named as "Eurphorie" into Cayeux catalog, before registering AIS; Euphorie was registered 2001 by Georges Dalvard".

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Introduced and named as "Aigue Marine" into Cayeux catalog before registering AIS. NOT the same as "Aigue Marine" by Ferdinand Cayeux, 1938.

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This native of tropical moist forests in Amazonian Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru produces one or two inflorescences prior to growing a new leaf. The peduncle is very short or mostly below ground with a purple spathe. The tuber, which should be planted 4-8 inches deep, will produce numerous tubercles. Tubercles are said to be slow to germinate and should be kept in a slightly moist medium. Time will tell how mine do.

Young plants, from small tubers or tubercles, may be evergreen for several years. Mature plants often go dormant if water is withheld.

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Be sure you do not plant it too close to a foundation. It is very hard to kill. I planted it and a year or so later moved the plant. It is still growing in the original location more than 5 years later.

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