Salvia coccinea - Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage is a tender perennial usually grown as an annual, boasting loose, widely spaced spikes to 12 in. long of brilliant scarlet flowers from midsummer to fall. Attractive to butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, the flowers of this showy southern native are borne well above the bushy foliage of heart shaped, hairy, dark green leaves. Exposure Part to full sun Grows to 2 ft. high x 1-3 ft. wide Hardiness Zone 9-11