Scientific Name:
Salvia splendens
Pronunciation:
SAL-vee-uh SPLEN-denz
Common Name:
scarlet sage
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Annual
Key ID Features:
Leaves oval, serrate, dark green, up to 8cm long; flowers tubular, most cvs. bright red, up to 5cm long in dense, erect, terminal racemes.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Mexico, South America (Brazil)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Bedding plant, Container planting, Filler
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red (Note: species and most cultivars have red florets)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Not showy, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Rust (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
