chrys goote
Where have all the flowers gone?
Although these look like flowers, they're actually calyces which are left behind after the flowers fall off.
Common names: African sage, purple sage, wild sage; bloublomsalie, blousalie, perdesalie, wildesalie (Afrikaans).
Botanical name: Salvia africana-caerulea.
Family: Lamiaceae.
Taken at Belfield Wine Estate, in Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa during the 2015 Elgin Open Gardens.
Where have all the flowers gone?
Although these look like flowers, they're actually calyces which are left behind after the flowers fall off.
Common names: African sage, purple sage, wild sage; bloublomsalie, blousalie, perdesalie, wildesalie (Afrikaans).
Botanical name: Salvia africana-caerulea.
Family: Lamiaceae.
Taken at Belfield Wine Estate, in Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa during the 2015 Elgin Open Gardens.