>From: Ron Rovansek
>Subject: salvias

>
>Salvia gesneraeflora grows well in the southeast
and blooms in the winter. I
>think a few humnetters have it in their gardens.
This salvia is not very
hardy,
>however, and I don't think it could be grown
outdoors in Baton Rouge, except
>during the occasional frost-free winter. It is a
good hummer plant for
southern
>Cal., New Orleans, maybe florida or south
Texas. This plant can be 8 feet
tall.