Botanical Name: Salvia coccinea
Common Name: Texas sage
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright shrubby perennial with fuzzy, crinkled leaves and a fairly tall, upright form – flowers held high above foliage
Height 1 to 2'
Spread 1 to 2'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred – will tolerate partial shade
Soil tolerant of most soils – prefers good drainage
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves oppositely arranged, ovate with crenate margins, dark green and faintly pubescent above lighter green below
Flowers racemes of tubular scarlet red flowers with purple calyxes arranged in tiers along central rachis
Fruit 3-angled nutlets
 
Propagation:
seed, stem cuttings at any time
 
Usage:
effective plant in perennial borders, mixes well with other drought tolerant plants, natives and rustic plantings – usually too large for small-scale landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates drought after established, takes average watering
Fertilizing balance, slow-release at planting
Pruning head back strongly after blooming
Pests/Diseases whitefly
Special Conditions/Other 'Lady in Red' is a compact variety
 
Origin: Tropical America
Family: Lamiaceae

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