| Scientific Name: | Salvia splendens |
| Common Name: | scarlet sage |
| Family Name: | Lamiaceae |
| Origin: | Mexico, South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (grown as) |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Bedding plant, Container planting, Filler |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Soft flexible, Lustrous, Pubescent, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Verticillaster, White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Schizocarp, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves opposite, ovate, most blades 6-10cm long x 3-6cm wide, margin serrate, dark green; spike-like verticillasters, flowers tubular, 4-5cm long, bright red (pink-purple, white, and blue cvs.). | |