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The red Salvia coccinea is included in wildflower mixes as a plant that blooms through the summer and in the autumn. It grows to 30 inches tall and like all salvias it is a favorite of ...
I have wonderful red salvia in my garden and I want to know when to prune it and how to transplant it. Ahhh! The eye-catching Scarlet Salvia Salvia coccinea certainly brightens any garden. In addi… ...
Look for deep-blue, gray and white selections at your garden center. The scarlet sage, Salvia coccinea, is native to the lower southern states. As the name suggests, it is a saturated red.
Salvia coccinea reseeds itself in sun and shade to produce 3-foot tall stalks of small but showy red bell-shaped flowers. Like autumn sage, it is not deer’s favorite food but is sought out by ...
Salvia coccinea Salvia coccinea is also called tropical salvia. Its an annual, but readily re-seeds. Red and pink are the most common colors.
The scarlet sage, Salvia coccinea, is native to the lower southern states and a couple of northern spots as well. As the name suggests, it is a glorious saturated red.
The species’ bright-red blossoms have been augmented by varieties with pink, white and two-toned flowers. This upright Salvia, appropriate for formal landscapes, butterfly gardens and container ...
— Salvia coccinea or Scarlet Sage is sometimes called Texas Sage and is a Texas native. Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds, it serves well in the garden. Popular cultivars are Lady in Red ...
While we both prefer perennial salvias to annual varieties, two cultivars of Salvia coccinea, 'Coral Nymph' and 'Lady in Red,' share the award for "Best Annual" salvias.
A: If you have red Salvia coccinea, those drying flowers will be replaced by seed, and you’ll have volunteers. Trim them now and after each round of blooms through summer. They flower until frost.
If that made the old-timers crazy, the third and newest member of the group, Unplugged Red, sent us over the cliff. Unplugged Red will debut in 2025 and is a flaming Salvia coccinea.