I have some seed from some great red salvia that I grew last year. I'm currently doing a germination test with them. I'm new here so I'm not sure how this works yet, but I'm mostly interested in vegetables. I haven't had a chance to make a seed list of what I have or want yet but I could probably spare some if you still want them.

You are hiliarious. Just to add my 1 cent, I'm of the mindset that they're not too root-bound to growup to be nice, healthy plants. There are many times when I've had a much larger root mass than your pictures indicate and have not had problems with my plants (but that's just been my experience). It's a recent iteration of my seed starting efforts that I've engaged in the process of repotting seedlings. Most of the time, I take the seedlings from the starter tray after they've hardened off and plop them into a plot of earth (with the primary problem being the slugs and snails realizing there was a smorgasbord of edibles for them to destroy). And, I've only recently become a 'repotter' out of necessity because I'm running out of space in the garden in comparison to the increased number of seeds I start. I've found repotting just buys me a bit of time...although it's probably best for the plants in the long run. I've honestly not noticed a difference in the growth habit of any of my plants either way but can certainly attest to the fact that I've successfully yielded much vegetation and flora from my collection of root-bound specimen. Best, Julie

your e-mail doesn't work nor do you have anything listed in your want/have page.

Salvia coccinea has naturalized in so many parts of the tropics and sub-tropics, it is hard to tell exactly where it first arose. The best guess is somewhere around Sao Paulo or Rio de Janiero in Brazil. Its only close relative is Salvia subrotunda, found near Belo Horizonte further inland.