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Nifty, up close, Penstemon leaves are smooth, some are even glossy. I guess there may be some species of Penstemon that may be fuzzy, but most are smooth.
But I think you have Salvia. If you had Penstemon and it was seeding, you would have noticed the little snapdragon type pods.
Salvia leaves have a kind of texture to them. How do I describe...oh! They could be described as 3D. Bumpiness. Textured. That would be a very defining characteristic.
If they are making seedlings from natural seeding, when they are small you can go ahead and transplant them. Place-to-place transplanting is easy with them. Prepare the holes where you want them first. Go to the seedlings with the soil nice and moist, and scoop one at a time up. Always make a large scoop with a small seedling doing this. Protects the plant from shock. Take the whole scoop and seedling to its predug hole and tuck it in.
After most any division or transplanting give water and shade for a couple or 3 days. At least afternoon shade. Once going, sounds like yours are happy, give them similar conditions as the happy parent.
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Off topic some, but when I was in San Francisco yesterday I saw some of the nicest China Asters! Climate is so good for them there it looked like they've been reseeding naturally. They were smallish, single and blue, nicely floriferous.
But I think you have Salvia. If you had Penstemon and it was seeding, you would have noticed the little snapdragon type pods.
Salvia leaves have a kind of texture to them. How do I describe...oh! They could be described as 3D. Bumpiness. Textured. That would be a very defining characteristic.
If they are making seedlings from natural seeding, when they are small you can go ahead and transplant them. Place-to-place transplanting is easy with them. Prepare the holes where you want them first. Go to the seedlings with the soil nice and moist, and scoop one at a time up. Always make a large scoop with a small seedling doing this. Protects the plant from shock. Take the whole scoop and seedling to its predug hole and tuck it in.
After most any division or transplanting give water and shade for a couple or 3 days. At least afternoon shade. Once going, sounds like yours are happy, give them similar conditions as the happy parent.
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Off topic some, but when I was in San Francisco yesterday I saw some of the nicest China Asters! Climate is so good for them there it looked like they've been reseeding naturally. They were smallish, single and blue, nicely floriferous.
