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What are these please?

Slinky
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Liked the look of these plants spotted around our neighbourhood, can anybody identify them for me please?
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  • Black_Cat2
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    Hiya Slinky

    Top one kinda looks like:

    Annual Clary Sage Salvia viridis

    Maybe....? 
    Just my opinion, no offence 🐈
  • mjm3346
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    edited 8 September 2021 at 5:50PM
    Trumpet vine? although looking again while the flowers look similar the habit looks different

    Image source wwwamericanmeadowscom

  • Black_Cat2
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    Both plants are very pretty ❤️
    Just my opinion, no offence 🐈
  • Flugelhorn
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    agree re top one being Salvia (Clary)
  • Slinky
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    Black cat and mjm, I think you've both got it right.

    Not sure I dare risk trumpet vine, reading up on it it could be pretty invasive as well as pretty!
    Make £2026 in 2026
    Prolific £156.37, TCB £8.24, Everup £12.17
    Total £176.78 8.7%

    Make £2025 in 2025  Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
    Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10

    Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%
    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%






  • mjm3346
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    Slinky said:
    Black cat and mjm, I think you've both got it right.

    Not sure I dare risk trumpet vine, reading up on it it could be pretty invasive as well as pretty!
    The salvia is definitely correct

    Clary Sage Painted - Salvia viridis - Red White Blue established plants in pot eBay




     but the arrangement of the flowers/buds looks different to the trumpet vine




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