General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 72 - 84 inches
Plant Spread: 48 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Dark calyxes
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Tall Red Colombian Sage
  • Salvia

Tall Red Colombian Sage (Salvia rubescens subsp. dolichothrix) was a featured
Plant of the Day for November 8, 2016.
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Location: Georgia, USA
Date: 2019
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-27
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 9/27/2021
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-02-15
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-27
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Georgia, USA
Date: Spring 2018
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-27
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
Arrived today from FBTS with other salvias
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-27
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-02-23
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Look closely to see the purple hairs adorning the plant tissue
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-17
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-06-15
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-06-15
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-05-13
From Flowers By The Sea.
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-08
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-17
Inflorescence is extending - note the fine dark hairs on the stem
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-17
Inflorescence is extending - note the fine dark hairs on the stem
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-17
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-06-15
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-24
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-24
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-07-22

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