@utahxericman
Thanks for sharing your experience and pics. Lucky you to have flowers, since July or before. Here's the database link if you'd like to post your pics.
Salvia (Salvia coerulea Bodacious® Rhythm and Blues)
I wished I had flowers from R and B all summer here, since it supposes blooms earlier than B and B. I had high hopes for it this year. Mine is in a large 24 inch container with Amistad. It's a good sized plant growing next to Amistad, so it didn't get crowded out by it.
I didn't get around to taking any pics of it, but looking again at the one stem of tightly closed buds, it doesn't look like it's going to be blooming anytime in the near future.
I wished I'd bought Black and Blue and bought Black and Bloom at Almost Eden when I placed my order there for some other plants. I may or may not get R and B next year. If I do, then I might put it in a different container.