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Tropical Red Sage (Salvia coccinea)
Tropical Red Sage (Salvia coccinea)
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Salvia coccinea P.J. Buchoz ex Etlinger
Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SACO5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
Several whorls of red to pinkish flowers form an interrupted spike on a square stem.
This showy southern native is characterized by the loose, widely spaced nature of the flowering spike. It is found in the hot sands of the South.
Plant Characteristics
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , HI , LA , MS , OH , SC , TXNative Distribution: Coastal; South Carolina to Florida; west to Texas.
Native Habitat: In sandy soils in thickets, chaparral, in open woods and edges in east and south Texas.
Growing Conditions
Water Use: MediumLight Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil Description: Caliche type, Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay
Conditions Comments: Scarlet sage reseeds easily and will grow in the shade. It has pungent foliage that makes it fairly deer resistant. Periodically trim and deadhead to keep it bushy.
Benefit
Use Ornamental: Easily grown, Blooms ornamental, Color, Perennial gardenUse Wildlife: Nectar-Hummingbirds, Nectar-Bees, Nectar-insects
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Fragrant Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies , Hummingbirds
Nectar Source: yes
Deer Resistant: High
Information and photos from:
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SACO5
Image Information
Photographer: Cox, PaulState: TX
Accession date: 1989-02-27
Filename: PCD3524_IMG0075.JPG
Slide Index: L1 88-65
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Slide Library
Original Format: 35 MM
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: Whole Plant(s)
Date Taken: 1988
NPIN Image Id: 8454
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