Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

Tropical Sage

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Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland

Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Periodically trim and deadhead to keep it bushy

Comments

Re-seeds easily and will grow in the shade. It has pungent foliage that makes it fairly deer resistant. Annual/Perennial.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1 to

3 ft

Spread

0.5 to

1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Moist, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun, Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White, Red, Pink

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 207. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SACO5. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=13665&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32682#null, 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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