Salvia Silkes Dream Laurentia Each frond bears tiny plantlets

Each frond bears tiny plantlets (your new word for the day is "gemmiferous") that drop off and form new colonies where they land

Starting for us in late April

found on outcrops and slopes from Texas south to South America

In cooler climates

Salvia Silkes Dream Laurentia Each frond bears tiny plantletsSalvia 'Silke's Dream' is a cross of Salvia darcyi x Salvia microphylla, discovered by Art Petley of Austin, Texas. Looking superficially like Salvia microphylla, the 2' tall x 3' wide clump is topped all summer and until frost with 15" spikes of rich, dark orange red (RHS 42A) flowers. In fall, the remarkable number of flowers explodes into a solid mass of color a hummingbird party plant. Salvia 'Silke's Dream' is a particularly durable and easy to