One of Rayetta's Many Thoughts for the Day

This is very pretty. Lipstick sage (Salvia regla) at RGVECB. These are supposed to be, as you might expect if you had the proper upbringing, very popular with hummingbirds. But we are well along toward Samuin and the hummingbirds have headed south. In these parts, lipstick sage is a late fall bloomer. C&J allows that in its usual haunts, the mountains of northern Mexico, it blooms June-Sept. Here it waits til things cool off a bit, although it sometimes blooms a little in those months too.

Also, lipstick sage appear to be short-lived, as compared to other perennial shrubs. Our original ones have long since died off and these were propagated from cuttings. Go figure on that!