Salvia Species, Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia
Salviasplendens
Synonym
Fenixanthes
splendens
Jungia
splendens
Salvia
brasiliensis
Salvia
issanchou
This one never stops blooming. All day, everyday, summer and winter, autumn, spring. Its flowers last for so long too. Such a strange little plant.
I planted three store bought Bonfire this spring. One went in ground with full shade with afternoon sun. This one did best. The one I put...Read More
This comes in many colors, but I find red does the best in my zone 9b garden. They do seem to prefer a flower pot than right into my sand...Read More
I love this plant ! Its one of those forget about plants that you plant and forget you have it until it smothers itself in flowers. Has s...Read More
I had two varieties of Red Salvia, but found the hummingbirds to be wildly in love with "Firecracker". My original Firecracker Salvia ha...Read More
This will be my 3rd winter with this Salvia. I've always taken cuttings during the fall and last year I saved a few seeds to make sure I'...Read More
This salvia is a favorite.It is a great plant to put under live oak trees.Always comes back from first frost but not the second, but is p...Read More
This has been a tricky saliva for me. The listening here says full sun. I would disagree in zone 9 - it does not like Houston's full sun....Read More
Salvia splendens grows as a self-seeding annual in my Zone 8b/9a garden. It returns from year to year. I've tried it in several spots i...Read More
Love growing these 'shorter' Salvias, along with the 'Lady in Red' Salvia to attract the Hummers that visit.
An annual in zone 6.
I have the "fire-cracker" variety, and man am I pleased with it. I planted it into my butterfly garden and it attracted more humming bir...Read More
My husband had grown red salvia for years to add color around his house. When I married him last year, I found a flat of "tall" red salvi...Read More
I have grown Bonfire here in western NY and it has been a prolific bloomer all summer even this year which has been very cloudy and rainy...Read More
Tip:
Cut off faded flower spikes to encourage more bloom
I have been growing the 'Red Hot Sally' variety for approximately 10 years now and saving seed from them for the next year. I recently c...Read More
A beautiful plant. It seems every yard in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, has this plant, and I'm glad to find that it will grow further Sout...Read More
I'm growing the 'Firecracker' red variety in Northern California (U.S.) Although drought-resistant, they do not flower well without regu...Read More
There are at least 10 varieties of this sage. The height range also varies from 8 inches to 3 ft tall. It needs good, well-drained soil.