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  • Lorraine Barnett August 6, 2011 at 5:49am
    I thought verbena, but the person who said Salvia is correct. I just couldn't think of that at the time.
  • Hester July 2, 2011 at 11:02am
    Looks like a salvia.
    • Hester > Hester July 3, 2011 at 2:41am

      I see chia IS

      a salvia-makes sense then : )

    • Kali > Hester July 3, 2011 at 11:14am
      I didn't get any viable seed from  mine, I think it got cold too early for it to fully develop
    • HELEN MACKENZIE > Kali July 3, 2011 at 11:40am

      I got seed from my wild  chia plants at the moment in June/ July.

      But then my garden is confused about the weather and I have heaps of strawberry flowers and I just harvested  a couple of cucumbers.

  • HELEN MACKENZIE May 9, 2011 at 12:24am

    The flower is more of a spear shape like a lavender flower. Chia has more of a round shape flower.

    It is not a linseed  nor flax flower.

    • Romain and Lucy > HELEN MACKENZIE July 2, 2011 at 11:00am

      yes thanks.. the seeds developed on mine and They are definitely chia.  Some other sprouted seeds I threw out for the chooks.  Sorry bout that.

       

  • Kali May 9, 2011 at 12:16am
    no its not flax (linseed) here is a link to a pic of chia, looks very similar to me 100926-1.jpg
    • HELEN MACKENZIE > Kali May 9, 2011 at 12:26am
      Yes...those flowers look the same....but not the conventional chia flower shape.
    • HELEN MACKENZIE > HELEN MACKENZIE May 9, 2011 at 12:45am

      I see on the Net that there are two flower shapes for Chia.

      Thank-you for solving the query.

      It must have sown from the chia bread I threw to the birds.

      Not all bad!!!

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