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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: fermi de Sousa on January 15, 2007, 07:39:08 AM

Title: Is this teucrium?
Post by: fermi de Sousa on January 15, 2007, 07:39:08 AM

I grew this from NARGS Seed labelled Salvia caespitosa and the foliage had me fooled. Then the small purplish flowers appeared and I think it's probably a Teucrium.
Any ideas? I've applied for more Salvia seed from this years' NARGS Seedex but this plant still looks worth growing in the rock garden.
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Is this teucrium?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 16, 2007, 04:42:39 AM

I can't really tell from the enlarged pic. You may well be right. But show me on April 10-12. Actually flying over on the 9th, Easter Monday.

Two batches I sowed last summer as S. caespitosa were both S. argentea.

Title: Re: Is this teucrium?
Post by: grannysmith on January 17, 2007, 02:06:38 AM

It could be teucrium betonicum

Title: Re: Is this teucrium?
Post by: fermi de Sousa on January 18, 2007, 06:51:49 AM

Hi Marjorie,
I "googled" T. betonicum and got a few conflicting images but in general they show a plant with spikes of flowers whereas these seem to be small and individual; the foliage isn't quite scalloped enough either.
There are 12 more pages of images but so far (page 7) nothing that comes close, though the flower shape looks right.
cheers
fermi