Pretty flowers at the preschool

@TheHorse (218846)

Walnut Creek, California

April 27, 2019 7:41pm CST

I think this is a sage plant, but I'm not sure. It's growing next to the main entrance to the prescool where I currently work. I start singing and old Simon and Garfunkel song whenever I see it, but i'm not sure if it's sage or rosemary. When I squished some of the tiny leaves between my fingers, it smelled really good. From what I've read (correct me if you know differently), both sage and rosemary are good for seasoning cooking, and both are tolerant of hot, drought-prone, environments. Do you recognize these?

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Apr 19

It looks like lavender to me. I have been thinking of growing some as it is supposed to help repel bugs.

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@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse I'm sure it's Spanish/French lavender. expand both your photo and the one of mine I labeled lavender and I think you will agree. It's gorgeous right now and I see it had babies after the rain and is spreading. I'm delighted.

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@wolfgirl569 (106271)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

Dang it, I just saw some lavender for sale at Trader Joe's. I sniffed it. I squished some of the leaves and smelled my fingers. Now I think it IS lavender.

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

28 Apr 19

It looks like Rosemary to me but I'm kind of far away to have a good look.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

I remember that one! Does that make me old?

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse You're as old or young as you feel! Have you figured out what spice it is?

@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Apr 19

I do not know anything about flowers but those are pretty.

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@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse We planted wild flowers and that is the end of my flower knowledge.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

I'm a nature buff but am not good at remembering the names of things. I only learned to differentiate Indian Warrior from Indian Paintbrush maybe four years ago. Both grow wild in the hills here.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

@jstory07 I enjoy wildflowers!

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@xander6464 (44245)

• Wapello, Iowa

28 Apr 19

No matter what is, the song covers it, so you win.

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@xander6464 (44245)

• Wapello, Iowa

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse I don't remember lavender being in the song so cross it off the list.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

@xander6464 OK. Done.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

Michelle suggested lavendar! The Humanity!

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@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

28 Apr 19

Does it smell like rosemary? The leaves look like rosemary. I know its not sage I have sage growing here. the leaves of sage are roundish-oblong and thick, with a covering of like velvet, you would know the smell.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

Dang it! Now I'm totally confused! Maybe it's an intelligent alien life form, planning on taking over the world. I see them all over Northern California.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

@andriaperry Well, both.

@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse Aliens or the plant?

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Michelle Renee Kidwell

@Michellekidwell (29416)

• Sonora, California

28 Apr 19

We have some growing over by us, thought it was Lavender!

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

Oh snap. I would be that too. But isn't lavender more aromatic?

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

@Michellekidwell I'm leaning toward lavender now. I saw some for sale at TJ's yesterday evening and it looked a lot like what we have at the school.

Michelle Renee Kidwell

@Michellekidwell (29416)

• Sonora, California

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse The one by us, definitely is! Maybe it’s a different plant but it looks very similiar

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@GardenGerty (160665)

• United States

28 Apr 19

It looks like some form of lavender to me. Lavender is supposed to calm you down, kids too. It could be a variety of rosemary. Sage has larger leaves. These look more like needles. Both sage and rosemary are great culinary herbs. Rosemary is for "remembrance" as Shakespeare said. It is proven to help memory. Sage makes one wise, among other things. So, no matter what, growing it near the preschool will produce good effects.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

Interesting. I was thinking either sage or rosemary. The flowers made me decide it was sage (tentative hypothesis). The leaves ARE small and "needle-like."

@BarBaraPrz (47313)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Apr 19

I'd say that was sage... They both have purple flowers but rosemary has darker leaves.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

I'm gonna ask when I go in to work next week.

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@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

28 Apr 19

kind of reminds me of lavander,but it's not quite right. if the leaves are really sticky to the fingers it might be rosemary.my ex's mom had a hedge made of that and it'd gum up clippers every time.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

I am convinced it's a highly inteligent alien species, and it's there observing us.

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@LadyDuck (471508)

• Switzerland

28 Apr 19

Rosemary and sage are both strong bushes that survive in winter and do not need a lot of water. This is nor sage or rosemary, it looks like Spanish lavender to me.

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@LadyDuck (471508)

• Switzerland

28 Apr 19

@TheHorse Lavender smells good, the flowers of rosemary are different, the leaves of the sage totally different.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

Now I'm leaning in that direction as well. I saw some for sale at Trader Joe's yesterday evening. The backs of the flowers looked longer, but the petals and leaves looked right. The smell was right too.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

28 Apr 19

I love spring when all the flowers bloom but I think that it neither of your guesses. Looks like lavender but I could be wrong.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Apr 19

@cintol I think it's going to turn out to be Lavender.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Apr 19

I think you're right. I'm going to ask on Tuesday.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

29 Apr 19

@TheHorse You will have to let me know!

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@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

28 Apr 19

They look windswept.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Apr 19

I noticed that too!

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@resukill22 (25050)

• Las Pinas City, Philippines

28 Apr 19

I think is that a kind of lavender

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Apr 19

I think so too, as of now.

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@resukill22 (25050)

• Las Pinas City, Philippines

30 Apr 19

@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

28 Apr 19

The photo isn't clear and I can't smell it. Lavender doesn't fit with your song and I don't like the scent of it do I won't suggest that as the identity of your plant.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

I'm going to have to write a new song.

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@allknowing (136446)

• India

29 Apr 19

I searched. It says they are Lavender

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@allknowing (136446)

• India

29 Apr 19

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Apr 19

@allknowing I think lavender is right.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Apr 19

I'm going with that as well.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

28 Apr 19

Spanish/French Lavender

On the other hand, after taking a closer look at your photo, I've changed my mind. I think it's French(aka Spanish) lavender. Here's a picture of my French Lavender. It's currently in full bloom.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

My working hypothesis had changed. I think it lavender as well.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

28 Apr 19

The leaves look like rosemary and from what you say about the smell, I'm pretty sure that's what it is. Here's a picture of my rosemary.

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@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Apr 19

They are lovely and yes, both sage and rosemary are great for seasoning especially poultry. But it looks like you've got a lavender plant there but anyway I did some looking online now here is a photo of the sage plant I found online. You decide.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Apr 19

The color is right, but the shape of the flowers seems different. Checking the leaves now.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

30 Apr 19

It looks like lavender, but I’m no plant expert. Very pretty!

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Apr 19

It is very "welcoming." I work there tomorrow. At this point, I think it IS lavender.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

30 Apr 19

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Apr 19

Not sure it does look like lavender perhaps. They are gorgeous.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Apr 19

I'm thinking lavender as well at this point.

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@TheHorse (218846)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Apr 19

@CarolDM It's right near the front door of the main building of the preschool. Very "welcoming."

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

30 Apr 19

@TheHorse Yes it is very beautiful.

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