Nemisty Posted May 20, 2013 Hey guys and gals. A few of us SAB members across the ditch here in NZ have had the pleasant surprise this autumn of witnessing our salvia plants go into flower. Whether its due to the strange weather we've had this summer or just the fact our plants reached a certain size, I'm not really sure. I had four plants in the ground at my parents place and all four had flower buds developing on their main limbs. Sadly being a tight student living away from home I couldn't afford to drive up and get photo's of the buds opening but my dad managed to get a few. And once he gets past the technology hurdle and sends them too me, I'll upload them. He also reakons he went to pollinate them but he missed the flowers and there was what looked like seed pods developing But I'll believe that when I see it... Here's my plants: 2meke's plant. This thing is a 7ft BEAST and it only lives in a 20L plant pot. Cheers for letting me take pics bro. 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Here's my plant (I'll try get a new picture tomorrow, as I think the flower has progressed since last Wednesday~ ) Edited May 20, 2013 by CβL 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted May 20, 2013 I have had it mentioned to me that some Salvias that might be in Australia might have flowered lots this Autumn too. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 20, 2013 Yeh they're flowering in gardens here also. Have done for years as far as I know! Very nice work tho boys and girls! I'd be giving those flowers a biiig smoke up ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted May 20, 2013 Pics or it didn't happen Just kidding, dont incriminate yourselves. Thats good to hear though, and yeah I might try that D00d But seriously, pics or it didn't happen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted May 20, 2013 The flowers actually have a wonderful scent that is kind of cool to know that it came all the way from the jungles of South America - coded up in a little section of DNA, and when the plant thought the coast was clear - it makes the special smell - and I was there to smell it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 20, 2013 Will see if its ok to post pics I've received or taken in people gardens,.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted May 21, 2013 sweet , so should they be in the ground? full sun or part shade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted May 21, 2013 I think they should definitely be part-shade - unless you want to baby them their whole lives (in full-sun in summer, they will die if you don't water them every second day or so - which if you ever want to go on a summer holiday, is not really an option). I think my plant is actually falling over right now (it's supported by some other plants), so hopefully it falls and re-roots in a bit deeper shade area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted May 21, 2013 Amazing!!!! Great photo CBL, i have only ever seen pics of the flowers in much earlier stages of development. It looks very otherworldly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psyentist Posted May 21, 2013 Wow! That's awesome! I think salvia's are one of the nicest looking plants when they don't have flowers, with that nice silvery glow to their leaves. But when they have flowers there's no compitition. Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted May 21, 2013 Some interesting flowering action on the other side of the Tasman. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted May 23, 2013 Just noticed this EG's concrete tek thread: For your consideration ;) http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30961 Hi Halcyon, yes this could (theoretically) work with Salvia too but i see problems because Salvia doesnt have such a great genetic pool to begin with. But you never know until you tried so its definately worth the try. Maybe Centipede feels like trying some pollen from other salvia species out too. With cement and without as both could potentially work. Another option would be too create a pollenmix to fertilize it. With this technique you can try out many diffrent types of pollen at once. Saves you lots of time. If the salvia accepts one of the pollen types you mixed, it will set seed. But with this tech, you do not know which species was the one that successfully fertilized the flower. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted June 5, 2013 Managed to get some photos from my plot back at home. Enjoy. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 5, 2013 Fantastic shots. They are really putting on quite a show huh? I was expecting one demure little flowerspike, but i see sally likes to make an impact in more ways than one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francois le Danque Posted June 5, 2013 Yeh they're flowering in gardens here also. Have done for years as far as I know! Very nice work tho boys and girls! I'd be giving those flowers a biiig smoke up ;) nooo see how it tastes to chew! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted August 21, 2013 My baby is flowering!!! (I think!?) This is what the tip of the tallest stem looks like: And this is what the other tips look like: ..as you can see she's a bit pale, must be time for a feed. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted August 21, 2013 What ferts have you been using Nem? Any reccomendations? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted August 21, 2013 All mine that flowered were in the ground with decent soil so I never bothered with ferts lol But something with good levels of potassium is what I assume is best? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) I wonder if those people in similar lower climes have also had flowers Edited August 21, 2013 by obtuse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teamwhy Posted August 24, 2013 Sorry not NZ.. but here's mine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted August 24, 2013 Yay wanna send me some pollen ;)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted August 25, 2013 Yay wanna send me some pollen ;)? according to my own findings, foreign pollen, is not a big factor, regarding fruit set. salvia, does produce seeds, if very happy, something only growers in aquatorial highlands have achived, so far to my knowledge. our common hofmann wasson clone, can set seed by self pollinating. imagen, this plant was realy handled once, by the great a. hofmann. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixSon Posted August 25, 2013 hrrrm time for some sally plants i reckon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites