Smile of Earth-3

Sage or Salvia

Coral nymph- Salvia coccinea

Sage (genus Salvia) has about 900 species of herbaceous and woody plants that belong to the mint family. They are generally perennial and aromatic. The name Salvia (“salviya”) derives from the Latin ‘Salvere’  meaning “to feel well and healthy”, referring to the herb’s healing properties.

Some  are important as sources of flavouring and many are grown as garden ornamentals. The flowers are usually tubular with two lips and only two stamens and are borne in terminal inflorescences. They generally produce a showy display with flower colours ranging from blue to red, with white and a variety of shades of these colours.

S. divinorum is a hallucinogenic plant native to Mexico.

Salvia greggii ‘Blue Note’ Sage

Salvia Greggii ‘Furman’S Red’

Hot lip sage- Salvia microphylla

Eventide- 11

Sunset in a Countryside

The setting sun was captured while visiting Balmuri falls in Srirangapatna.

The first two shots were captured on the move through the nearby village. Last two pictures were captured at the falls.

I loved the sunset scenes over fields that were barren after the harvest!