Thursday, 29 August 2024

SPARROW IN SALVIAS

Sparrow sitting pretty, in amongst red salvias. Salvia splendens, the scarlet sage or tropical sage, is a tender herbaceous perennial native to Brazil, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation where it is warm year-round and with high humidity. The wild form, rarely seen in cultivation, reaches 1.3 m tall. Smaller cultivars are very popular as bedding plants, seen in shopping malls and public gardens all over the world. The white-leaved plant is Senecio cineraria.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme