Salvia coccinea
SCARLET SAGE, TEXAS SAGE
Lamiaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen sub-shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.75m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

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Origins: South America

Other Botanical Names: Horminum coccineum, Salvia ciliata, S. filamentosa, S. galeottii, S. glaucescens, S. mollissima, S. pseudococcinea, S. rosea, S. superba

Other Common Names: Tropical Sage, Blood Sage

 
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Salvia coccinea
SCARLET SAGE, TEXAS SAGE
Lamiaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen sub-shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.75m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

FEATURES

Flowers: red & purple, crimson or white

Flowering Time: late spring to early autumn

Leaves: aromatic


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical & mediterranean designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: rabbit resistant






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