Description
Salvia coccinea, also known as Tropical Sage or Scarlet sage, is one of the best plants to add to your butterfly garden. It’s both a prolific self-seeder and a perennial in subtropical climates.
BENEFITS
Highly attractive to bees and butterflies
Draws in hummingbirds
Easy to grow and maintain
Perennial in zones 9 – 11
Self-seeds readily in all zones
Vivid red blooms add tropical color
DESCRIPTION
This native perennial wildflower is easy to grow and offers a bright splash of color throughout the spring and summer. In zones 9, 10, and 11, you’ll even find it blooming through the winter.
This vase-shaped shrub grows to about 24 to 30 inches tall but can reach up to 4 feet tall in subtropical climates. Salvia coccinea has distinctive and attractive triangular leaves of a matte dusty green.
The brilliant red flowers are tubular shaped and can measure between 3/4 to 2 inches long. These spiral up a spiked inflorescence that can measure between 10 and 12 inches long.
TERMS OF SALE
You will receive four tropical sage starter plants. They’ll be shipped in a soilless rootball and ready for planting into your container or garden.
We also only ship plants by Priority Mail from Mondays to Wednesdays to reduce the chances of plant damage, overheating, or chilling. Please let us know if you are currently experiencing extreme weather conditions so we can take any extra care in packaging your plant.
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