Common names:
Scarlet Sage
Red Sage
Vanhoutte's Brazil Sage
Salvia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Fruit: Other
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
White
Bi-Color
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall: eans ghgnesirsfwurltd.gneehfe s omieDoreandhuar o ros oeuotwe lht
Year Round
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Seeds are hydrophilic
Other info
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Credit: Hanna Zelenko. Taken August 11, 2005 in Minsk, Belarus.

Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens) was a featured
Plant of the Day for April 15, 2016.
Comments:
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Discussion Threads about this plant
Thread Title Last Reply Replies
Need an ID check by plantmanager May 23, 2018 10:29 AM 2
Wrong species by Danita Jul 27, 2019 7:02 PM 2
Beautiful Pic, But Not A Salvia Coccinea Flower by Marilyn Feb 2, 2020 8:16 AM 6
Beautiful Pic, But Not A Salvia Coccinea Flower by Marilyn Feb 1, 2020 10:05 PM 2

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