Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) in the Salvias Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 10b
Plant Height:	2-5 feet
Plant Spread:	2-4 feet
Fruit:	Edible to birds
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Pink Red White
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Late summer or early fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Uses:	Groundcover Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Toxicity:	Other: leaves are very fragrant.
Propagation: Seeds:	Suitable for wintersowing Other info: Very easy to transplant or divide.
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Tip Division
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Scarlet Sage
Tropical Sage
Hummingbird Sage
Texas Sage
Salvia

Botanical names

Accepted: Salvia coccinea
Synonym: Salvia pseudococcinea
Synonym: Salvia coccinea f. pseudococcinea
Synonym: Salvia coccinea var. pseudococcinea

Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) was a featured
Plant of the Day for April 23, 2016.

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2022-12-23
Background is the water in the swimming pool; this Salvia is grow

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2018-09-30
Nectar source for butterflies

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Location: Fielder House Butterfly garden Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2011
The flowers of this plant are very bright.

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-25

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2018-10-14

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Location: NW MO - zone 6a
Date: 08/29/2018
Stems with blooming spike

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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-06-23

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Date: October
Scarlet Salvia (Florida native)

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Location: Martin County, Fl. zone 10
Date: 2011-01-01
Salvia coccinea

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2017-09-07
Scarlet Sage with hoverfly

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Date: 2022-09-13

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2023-05-22

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2023-06-02

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-05-03

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Fall 2011
This lovely plant is very attractive to bees and butterflies.

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-09-30
Easy to grow and hummers love it!

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2018-08-26

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Location: NW MO - zone 6a
Date: 08/29/2018
Close up bloom

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-07-09
Tall Form

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Location: Lora, Haripur, Hazara.
Date: 2012-10-23

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 7/11/2021
Hummingbird flower supreme

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-02-17

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-07-10

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Location: NW MO - zone 6a
Date: 08/29/2018
Planted in ground early June 2018

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-09-21

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-08-22

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-09-15
Recently new volunteer seedling

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2017-09-07

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Location: My front yard, N Watauga TX
Date: 2011-10-10

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-02
Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red' seedlings.

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-08-08

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-02-27

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2018-07-14
Hummingbird food

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2018-08-15
Hummingbird food

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Location: Fielder House Butterfly garden Arlington, Texas.
Date: 2012-10-26
Butterflies love to nectar on this flower.

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-08
Lavender form

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Location: Plano, TX
Germinated in 3 days

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Location: LVMG Watauga TX
Date: 2011-10-10
Bright red blooms!

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Location: Photo taken at Merritt Island Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Fl
Date: 2013-09-28

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-05-03
Buds begin appear in spring, April here. and continue thru summer

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2017-09-13

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Location: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Florida
Date: 2012-11-04

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-05-25
Red and pink Coccinea growing in a flower container, both self so

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Location: Gulf-coast Texas
Date: 08/27/2014

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Comments:

Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 26, 2013 10:50 PM concerning plant:

"Salvia coccinea (Texas sage, scarlet sage, tropical sage, blood sage) is a herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae family that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). At one time Brazil was considered to be where it originated, but its diploid chromosome count now points to Mexico as its place of origin.

Its specific epithet, coccinea, means "scarlet-dyed" (Latin), referring to the color of its flowers.

The plant reaches 2 to 4 feet in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 feet. The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 inches long and 2 inches wide. Flower color and size is quite variable. The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 inches long. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and butterflies."

Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

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Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 22, 2011 9:29 AM concerning plant:

I received seeds of this plant from a friend and love that it reseeds itself in my garden. It blooms from early summer until fall in a full sun location.

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