Stephen Dwyer Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Hi Folks, just wondering if I can call on your collective wisdom to help ID these two plants. Shots were taken at the Heide Museum in Melbourne, Australia in a kitchen garden. I doubt they are Australian natives. My researched guess for the blue flowered second image is a type of Salvia but i have no idea for the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Can't tell with #2 until I see a bigger shot with more detail but #1 is Eryngium yuccifolium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephen Dwyer Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 12 hours ago, John Richmond said: Can't tell with #2 until I see a bigger shot with more detail but #1 is Eryngium yuccifolium. Hi John, Thanks very much for the help on #2, I have uploaded a closer image to Flickr for your further perusal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Long time since I've been on Flickr 😀 I'll agree it's a Salvia - the flower shape looks right. Now the fun begins. There are lots of different blue salvias, many of them warm climate and subtropical - and you can grow a lot more in Sydney than I ever could in far cooler Plymouth. Which means it's difficult for me to nail down the exact species and variety. Having said that the more I look at your shot the more I'm inclined to go for Salvia 'African Sky'. We've had it in our plant sales area but haven't grown it in the garden so I can't be definite. I know it's available in Australia, would fit well with your climate, the flowers match and the branching inflorescence is unlike other blue flowered salvias that I know of. Worth a try when doing a comparison search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Dwyer Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thanks John, huge help, really appreciate your expert knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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