Salvia 'Black and Blue' differs from other anise sage cultivars in that the calyx (the little cup that holds the open flower) is black instead of the usual green
The large flowers are orange with a yellow border as well as yellow spots in the throat
Each flower is composed of large tan lower falls (petals) with intricately patterned purple veins
Canna 'Bengal Tiger' is a sport of Canna 'Wyoming' that originated from radiation experiments in the 1950s at India's Agri Horticultural Society
Our eight year old clumps have up to 21 flower spikes at once
Arachniodes simulans Digitalis Salvia 'Black and Blue' differsArachniodes simulans is a wide ranging (Bhutan, India, China, Japan) fern that's found natively on moist forest slopes from 1,500' to 9,000' elevation. In the garden, it forms a slowly expanding clump of lacy foliage that's tardily deciduous. Our original plant of Chinese origin is now 15" tall x 2' wide.