Scientific Name:

Salvia coccinea

Common Name:

Scarlet sage

Scientific Name Pronounciation:

SAL-vee-uh kok-SIN-ee-uh

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Hardiness Zones:

11, 12

Plant Hardiness Zone(s):

  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Usual Size:

1-3'

Flower:

Red

Bloom Time Notes:

Leaf:

Paired leaves with tooth margins and hairy undersides

Fruit:

Narrowly ovoid smooth brown seeds

Wildlife:

Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, seeds eaten by small birds

Natural Habitat:

dry to medium moisture requirement

Propagation:

self seeds or divide plants in Spring

Bloom Time:

  • Summer
  • Fall

Sun or Shade:

  • Sun
  • Shade

Companion Plants:

grasses, purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan

Cultural Notes:

Deer tolerant

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