Still putting on a show till the first major frost is the tender perennial Salvia elegans (pineapple sage). When touched the foliage releases the fragrance of pineapple and the loose whorls of terminal flowers appear towards the end of summer. Sadly the plant will soon be cleared away for winter but cuttings will be rooted for next year’s display. This plant is a native of Mexico and Guatemala.
This is my part of the art trade with the lovely @itzahann 💖 Shiro is a kind of a shaman/sage who likes the art of ikebana, but likes even more to visit Wizard Lance’s plant/potion shop to buy his supplies and meet the shop’s pretty owner!
There’s always a bit of history with Pileas and the metric ton of pups, they produce. If you own one of these, you’re almost obligated to share a cutting or 30 with friends, family and neighbors.
I got this plant as a smallish cutting 3 years ago from my mom. Since then it has produced around 60 little pups. I wonder how many grandchildren and great grandchildren it has now.
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