Senetti can live in temperatures as low as 35 degrees and they stop flowering once it reaches 80 degrees. They are hardy to USDA zones 9 to 12...
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Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' is a tender perennial salvia. It is also known as the Anise-scented sage 'Black and Blue' and the Brazilian Anise Sage 'Black and Blue'. The Latin names were previously Salvia caerulea and Salvia melanocalyx. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators love its tubular flowers...
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#PlantProfile: #patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)

this friend has been calmly growing in a semi-shaded spot for some time now.

it smells wonderful when you brush against the leaves.

i've dried the leaves in the solar oven, but they pretty much lose their smell. also i never have enough leaves to make oil.

it grew a couple keikis underneath itself & i successfully transplanted 1. don't think i've gotten any seeds to sprout, but i might be collecting them too late (when they're fully dry).