Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Purple Blooms

 


There is a spot in the garden around the new exhibit gallery where the current orchid display is located and the entire area has new plants all around.  These purple spires are my favorite.  I couldn't find a sign on any of them to tell me the name of this plant.


The Google search calls this Mealycup Sage but when I read the description, it talks about narrow leaves.  This plant does not have narrow leaves.


So more searching ensued. I think this might be something called Blue Salvia or sometimes Mystic Spires.  

Do any of you plant experts know if that is true?


Whatever they are called, I love them.



9 comments:

biebkriebels said...

Lovely colour.

roentare said...

There’s a beautiful spot in the garden near the new exhibit gallery where the orchid display is, now surrounded by fresh plantings. My favorite are the purple spires, but I couldn’t find a sign identifying them.

Stefan Jansson said...

A bit like what we know as Blåeld.

Gemel said...

I love purple flowers. I have a little nook in my garden where I planted a small group of purple flowering plants.

contempladoraocidental.blogspot.com said...

I have some of those in my front garden. They really stand out. : )

RedPat said...

I like them but have no idea what they are, Sharon.

Steve Reed said...

My plant ID app also calls it mealycup sage.

Bill said...

Nice colour!

JudithK said...

There are so many varieties of blue or purplish sage, they're really hard to identify...unless you are devoted. I'm not, so feel fine just calling them some kind of blue sage. (That's a big help.)