Wednesday, January 26, 2011

ABC Wednesday: "B" Is For Black And Blue


Blue Anise Sage, Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Posted by Picasa


"Flowers and plants are silent presences. They nourish every sense except the ear." ~ May Sarton
Summer breezes and sun warmed soil produce these lovely blooms. I have never seen such a rich and dark blue in a flower, nor stems and flower bases so dark... really a black color. Most often the "blue" flowers are really more lavender or purple tinged and any flower labeled "black" turn out to be a very dark burgandy. These flowers and the foliage are both fragrant and hummingbirds are said to love them. I'm not sure the hummers found these last summer; it was the fist planting after all. They did like the other salvia species I planted elsewhere and it was fun to watch them hover over the flowers and gently probe for nectar. The winder has been really cold and the ground feels frozen, but only near the edge of the flowerbed, so I am hoping they will return for a repeat engagement this spring and be more dense and lush as well. What a great welcome mat for the bees and hummingbirds!

So my offering for the letter "B" is "black and blue"; not a bruise... but, a beautiful bloom to begin this cycle of ABC Wednesday. Oops! "Cycle" doesn't begin with a "B" and I am late to post... again... but, better to be a blog behind than blank.

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ABC Wednesday Round 8: "B"

11 comments:

Roger Green said...

Beautiful black and blue!

ROG, ABC Wednesday team 

Ginny Hartzler said...

How georgous, what an intense color!!!

wanda.slaven@gmail.com said...

This is a most beautiful way to see black and blue.  Quite lovely indeed.

wanda.slaven@gmail.com said...

This is a most beautiful way to see black and blue.  Quite lovely indeed.

wanda.slaven@gmail.com said...

This is a most beautiful way to see black and blue.  Quite lovely indeed.

kenju said...

I have not seen that color of salvia before. I'm going to look for it this spring.

kenju said...

I have not seen that color of salvia before. I'm going to look for it this spring.

sandra said...

:-D  i smiled when i saw your black and blue, this kind I love, this is one of the most beautiful flowers i have ever seen and I have neer seen one like it.

colleen said...

No, not your typical black and blue image.  I like your B tongue twister:
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Cheryl said...

Beautiful image. I too grew these last season. No hummers found them. The bees loved them.

Cheryl
ABC Team

Michelle said...

Just beautiful...I love Mother Nature's choice of colors....