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Bilateral Symmetry - Mint Family - Sage

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Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family

Texas Sage Salvia texana

Flower about 1/2" long. Plant grows to 6"-8" tall in single ormultiple stems. Bracts are dark red.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April & May 2004

(Native of Texas)

 

 

     

 

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family

Blue Sage (Pitcher Sage, Azure Blue Sage) Salvia azurea var. grandiflora

Flower up to 1" long can be light to dark blue or occasionally white. Leaves are long & narrow. Upright plant grows 2-5 feet tall in single or multiple stems.

Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, September 2005

(Native of Texas)

 

 

              

 

Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint family

Mealy Sage (Mealycup Sage) Salvia farinacea

Flower up to 1" long, blue violet. Plant is covered in white hair. Leaves are grass-like to wide at base. Upright to mounding plant grows 1-3 feet tall with multiple stems.

Photos taken in Sutton County, Texas, August 2005

Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, September 2005

(Native of Texas)

 

 

Also see:

white mints    red mints

 

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