This beautiful and delicate looking flower is a variety of Salvia (Salvia macrophylla I think).
It has lovely soft tissue like petals with a covering of tiny hairs. I really like the colour too. Each stem has an abundance of flowers and the contrast against the green background is quite stunning. I have chosen a nice macro shot though to really show off the best of this wonderful flower.
Today's flower like yesterday's is a variety of Lamiaceae which are part of the mint or deadnettle family.
This particular plant is Salvia microphylla "Hot Lips" and it is easy to see how it gets the name. I wonder if the name was also inspired by the character Hot Lips Houlihan from the movie and TV show M.A.S.H.
Whatever the inspiration this is a lovely little flower and deserving of a place in my daily blog.
