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Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' |
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| Common name |
ornamental sage |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z8-10)   |
| Flowers |
red/white (summer-fall) |
| Size |
16-18" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
somewhat drought-tolerant |
Airy, compact plant with flowers whose color varies from all-white to two-tone red-and-white to all-red, with different flowers in twin sets sometimes showing different coloration. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Ours grew very fast, from being planted as a smallish plant in late April to a billowing plant with presence in early June.
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| | Cool light-dark patterning on alternating sides of the square new stems. Close-up inspection shows that the light color is due to a covering of silvery hairs that switches sides after each leaf node |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back fence border, houston front yard, foundation border, waterfall pondside, left fence border About my plant portraits
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