Raindrops on purple sage

I've featured purple sage on the blog before. Unsurprisingly it's a plant I like a lot. But I have to say that I like it best in summer when it is flourishing and showing off its subtle colours and bushy growth to best effect. The photograph above shows one of our plants after drizzle of the sort that usually keeps me indoors. As I drew the car out of the garage I noticed the effects of the droplets on the leaves and I took this photograph.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10

Purple sage

Sometimes it's hard to put into words why you like a plant: with some however, it's quite easy. I like purple sage for its individual green and purple colours, for the way these work together, and for the shape and, more especially the texture of its leaves. I particularly liked this display at Berrington Hall, Herefordshire, for the healthy, lush growth, something we have never quite achieved with the plant in our garden.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100