From a visit to Palo Alto’s Gamble Garden yesterday: two striking flowers I have never grown, though they are common ornanentals: Veronica spicata, or spike speedwell; and Salpiglossis sinuata, or painted tongue. In the garden (photos by Juan Gomez): (#1) (#2) Trips to the garden are a combination of visits to old friends — I … Continue reading Veronica Salpiglossis, the Greek goddess of Gamble Garden