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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Tender Is As Tender Does
Salvia elegans did quite well this year, despite its slow start.
I am always amazed at how late it blooms, this years beginning in mid-October.
Technically an annual in our 'zone', it survives the winter in my garden.
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