Botanical Name: Salvia splendens
Common Name: Scarlet sage
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
Character summer annual
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape dense, upright, bushy plants, usually single-stemmed topped by spikes of vivid red flowers
Height 6"-3'
Spread 1'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun to partial shade
Soil any soil
Hardiness tender to frost
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate, opposite, to 3" long, crenate to serrate margins
Flowers racemes of red, tubular flowers enclosed in red bracts (sometimes white or purple)
Fruit four-celled
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
excellent in warm sunny areas – good contrast to light colored flowers or foliage – good in beds, containers, color baskets
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs generous water
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release when planting, low N fertilizer mo.
Pruning pinch back frequently to keep bushy
Pests/Diseases whitefly
Special Conditions/Other many varieties available
 
Origin: Brazil
Family: Lamiaceae

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