| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 24 - 36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 24 - 36 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Red Other: Dark red, Scarlet, Bright red |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Parentage: | Salvia greggii x Salvia microphylla |
| lovesblooms | On April 20, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
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