Scarlet Sage
- Botanical Name
- Salvia splendens
- Min Zone
- 10
- Max Zone
- 11
- Height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Width
- 8 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to frost: red, white, purple, rose, salmon, pink, lavender
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Start salvia from seed indoors six to eight weeks before the last spring frost
- Plant transplants in the garden after all danger of frost has passed
- Space smaller cultivars 8 inches apart
- Space larger cultivars 10 to12 inches apart
- Deadhead to encourage branching and continual blooming
- Problems
- Downy and powdery mildew
- Varieties
- Firecracker Series - 10 to 12 inches, variety of colors
- Empire Series - 10 to 12 inches, variety of colors
- Ablazin' Series - 18 to 26 inches, no deadheading necessary, red and purple flowers
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