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Salvia coccinea

 
Salvia coccinea
scarlet sage

Common name scarlet sage
Family lamiaceae
Life cycle annual or perennial (Z10-11)
Flowers red (spring-summer)
Size 36"
Light sun
Cultural notes ordinary garden soil

Ornamental sage popularly grown as a bedding plant. Flowers on spikes above the soft-green, gently serrated foliage. Attracts hummingbirds, and self-seeds around where conditions are favorable.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back fence border, foundation border, left fence border

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