Flora August 8, 2010
Posted by daveintexas in History, Crime, Ducks, Economics, Man Laws, Nature Shit, Sidebar Flag Bullshit.trackback
Hey, it’s hotter than shit here and these things are flowering.
I have no idea why, last summer when it was brutally hot (100s) starting in July they didn’t do this.
I like to think it’s because they love me.
Purty.
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Very pretty. I like the pale leaves. Is it a true sage? Does it smell like culinary sage?
*snuffs it some
nope.. smells like .. nada *I might have a wounded sniffer.
What happened to your snuffler? Are you okay?
*snuffs* maybe allergies or somethin.
I’m good.
Clip those leaves and hang them to dry. They’ll be lovely in your Thanksgiving stuffing.
There was a praying mantis on my hummingbird feeder yesterday. It was quite a standoff. The mantis reared up as he was dive bombed, and the hummingbirds, normally cocky and pissy, were like “WTF is this?!?!”
After a good half hour of looking haughty on the feeder, he moved on.
Oh wow! Mantids are wicked nifty.
what?? clip thems? the hell?
*loads a firearm for a praying mantis.*
MOTHERFUCKERS!!!! *BLAM! BLAM BLAMMITY BLAM*!!!!
there.
Um. IB-Wimmin-Gals. Don’t let Dave schmooze you.
That stuff is TEXAS PURPLE Sage, probably the ‘Green Cloud’ and NOT EDIBLE SAGE… Very little odor and are definitely NOT SAGE for culinary purposes.
*Dave!!! You know better!* Sheesh!
*snuffs* maybe allergies or somethin.
Somethin. …and somebody wants a sympathy-hug.
*Sheesh.*
I ate some of those.
I ate some of those.
… and I ate dog food on a dare, but I wouldn’t serve it as meat loaf.
Clip those leaves and hang them to dry.
When does the smoking part happen?
Leucophyllum frutescens: Texas Purple Sage
# In 2005 the state of Texas designated the Purple Sage as its official state native shrub. It’s not a surprise, due to the many wonderful attributes of this south Texas native. The Texas Purple Sage has small silvery leaves and wonderful purple blooms. It emits a characteristic sage smell that is most potent just after a rainstorm.
In addition to being drought resistant, this is a perennial plant that will grow and flower year after year. It maintains its leaves year round is not affected by pests, so there is no need for chemicals to maintain this hardy plant. You can kill it by over-watering, so don’t show it too much love. The Texas Purple Sage attracts butterflies who love its sweet blooms, and repels deers who dislike the smell of its leaves.
Read more: South Texas Flowering Plants | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6012594_south-texas-flowering-plants.html#ixzz0w4qc3LhO
We had tons of this stuff in San Antonio. It RARELY — if ever — smelled like the sage most of us think of in poultry seasoning. You might not get sick eating it, and it might have some medicinal value, but it’s not the sage most known about that is used in culinary endeavors.
The leaves are so similar, it really looked like it could have been a relative. Even the flowers are close to the same color and form. Though culinary sage throws flower spikes, it doesn’t bloom along the regular branches like that.
I have had a bush of culinary sage growing out here for years- it keeps reseeding and I let the babies replace mama when she gets old and tired.
*spits out a mouf-ful of leaves*
WHAT?
Cathy’s right about that sage.
There are tons of varieties of it.
We have low-growing Creeping Black Sage, Cleveland Sage, a bunch of Autumn Sages that come in a ton of colors and even a Canyon Grey Sage that has the oddest flowers I have ever seen on a sage.
The one our locals keep harvesting leaves from is called Mexican Sage and it has soft, felt-like flowers of deep purple.
Real pretty!
But the hummingbirds love then all!
I love the flowers on your Sage, they look huge!
Thanks, NanG. The culinary sage we all eat has larger, softer leaves.
Here’s a link to check about edible stuff.
Even culinary Sage should be limited, they say. Hmm.
Herself grows her culinary sage in a ceramic pot.
This poat is full of sage advice
*sees laura, runs like the wind*
DiT- See, I told you that burying the body of a smelly hippy in your flower bed would produce a great explosion of floweriness the following year. One hippy a year is all you need.