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a perennial that looks like lavender
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Posted by emily_aust nsw,aust (rbieman@bigpond.net.au) on Sat, May 13, 06 at 4:22
| but is not!, anyone know what this plant may be, tall flower spikes of purple and silvery foliage |
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RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| Some possibilities are; Nepeta cataria
Nepeta x faassenii
Salvia 'indigo spires'
Salvia candelabrum
Scutellaria incana Post again if none of those are the one you are talking about and I'll try to think of more. (don't suppose you have a photo??) Cheers,
Dee. |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| Hi Dee, no, none of those - it really looks just like a lavender, i'll go and get a photo later, it's flowering at the moment so i'll post the pic up |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| So maybe it IS lavender? There are many different varieties. |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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- Posted by deejaus Melb.Vic. Aust (My Page) on
Mon, May 15, 06 at 19:50
| Mmm, that's what I was beginning to wonder myself. Still, post a photo when you get it and we will know for sure. Cheers,
Dee. |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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I think it is Salvia azurea. It was grown as a Lavender substitute in older gardens, where growing conditions (especially summer humidity) made growing the "real" thing difficult.
Rose-Marie |
Here is a link that might be useful: Salvia azurea
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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ok, here is pic
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RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| It looks quite a lot like Lavandula pinnata (fern leaf lavender, lace lavender). If you break off a leaf and crush it, does it have a lavender aroma? Cheers,
Dee. |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| no, not at all, no lavender smell, in the leaves anyway, did not smell flower, will do so tomorrow, there was a tag underneath it that was partly rubbed out, but risdoni is still visible if that helps anyone. and yes it does look like L. pinnata, i wonder if that plant has any aroma? |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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- Posted by deejaus Melb.Vic. Aust (My Page) on
Tue, May 16, 06 at 18:41
| Well Emily, Lavandula pinnata does lack the typical fragrance assocciated with most lavenders, so it could possibly be that. The name 'risdoni' doesn't mean anything to me off-hand. The only thing I know of is Eucalyptus risdonii, which obviously has nothing to do with your plant. Are you sure the tag comes from this plant? Sorry I can't be of more help. Cheers,
Dee. |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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Could it be "Sidonie" and not "risdoni" as there exists a Lavandula pinnata Sidonie
Rose-Marie |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| Looks like Sidonie to me. Same pretty ferny foliage. |
RE: a perennial that looks like lavender
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| that has got to be it, looks just the same in the photograph, thankyou all for id |
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