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Posted by amaranthena z6 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 4, 06 at 11:29
| The obsession has started again!
Went to the farmer's market last Friday and spotted this pineapple sage. It's the first time I've seen one, and when I smelled the leaves I just had to have it!
I've been reading in the other garden forums that pineapple sage is not hardy and probably won't survive a zone 6 winter. So I'll enjoy it from now until the fall and I'll see if it can be overwintered. The color of the flowers are so intense.
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RE: My Latest PJIC!
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| That's great that you found one that was in bloom! I am overwintering mine inside right now. One of my BILs found it and bought it for me as a small plant in a 3" container. It's now about 18" tall in a 10" container and has started sprouting near the base. It is supposedly a hummer favorite, although it is normally a very late bloomer (early fall) in our area if grown from a small plant. This was mine not long after I got it and potted it up: 
It finally bloomed in late October of this past year. |
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| Hi Jenny, The blooms got my attention and then the scent convinced me to buy it. I also liked the height and it was only $8.00, reasonable for Manhattan prices, LOL. It's current pot seems so small so I think I'll repot it soon. I hope it's not too much of a shock. By-the-way what's a BIL? |
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- Posted by jimshy z7 Brooklyn, NY (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 5, 06 at 15:12
| Amaranthena, Which farmer's market, Union Square? I'm getting really antsy waiting until I have time to start planting annuals in my balcony boxes -- had a pineapple sage two summers ago and may have to get another -- the flowers and fragrance are really a treat. Jim |
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| Hi Jim, Yes the Union Square farmer's market. Got it last Friday. They also had some nice looking regular sage plants. They also have special deals if you buy more than one. |
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| Sorry! BIL = Brother-in-law. One of my brother-in-laws stops by the local nurseries alot and I asked him if he would check to see if he saw any pineapple sages. He did find some and picked one up for me last year and I was grateful! My other brother-in-law doesn't really get into plants, although he does like a thick, green, carefully manicured lawn!! LOL I do agree that the flower color on the pineapple sage is quite intense. |
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| Pinapple sage roots easily from cuttings. You could probably take some and keep them indoors and let them start again next year. I used to have some but I kept killing it. too dry on the roof. And I can't take it inside because the cat will eat it. |
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| Union Square Farmer's Market is really starting to show some stuff. Been there twice already :) |
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| I'll be experimenting with propagating the pineapple sage. I just love the way it smells. Was at the farmers market at Union Square today and saw some stunning Weeping Cherry trees. They also had a couple of little magnolia trees for $30.00. Being that I couldn't carry any of them home with me due to their size, I opted for 5 little bareroot hens & chicks for $5.00. I got away cheap today, lol! |
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- Posted by vgtar z7 Copenhagen (My Page) on
Tue, Apr 25, 06 at 4:56
wow, I've never seen it in bloom before, but it sure looks stunning!
A friend of mine gave me the top of one of her pineapple sage plants last summer. It rooted in no time. I pinched it back and rooted the little "branches" that came on the sides as well. -Unfortunately, I didn't know that it wasn't winter hardy, so now I haven't got any again. -Hopefully my friend has overwintered hers indoors, so I can get a new cutting from her.
The smell is Divine, but the taste isn't half bad either! -Try it in green salads with some of the plainer tasting types of lettuce... Yummy! |
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| So I passed by the Farmer's Market today and spotted this cactus for only $2.00. Couldn't resist the bargain and those cute pink flowers. Plus this may survive the corner spot where everything else dries up and dies. 
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