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Lamiaceae
Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red'( NYMPH SERIES)
Lady in Red Sage, Texas Sage
This bold, brilliant red-flowered salvia is a valuable, long-blooming bedding plant that thrives in hot summer conditions. A seed-grown strain of a species native to tropical South America, ‘Lady in Red’ forms a compact, bushy mound of rich green, pointed, heart-shaped leaves. Whorls of glowing red, tubular, lipped flowers emerge on single to branched spikes all summer as long as the weather remains warm and are absolutely irresistible to hummingbirds.
Grow this colorful salvia in full sun and reasonably fertile, well-drained soil of average moisture. Faded flower stems should be cut back to maximize continued blooming and to prevent self-sowing. Provide shelter from high winds, as its stems are brittle and may break easily. Perennial only in tropical areas, this plant is treated as an annual in temperate zones, where it blooms generously throughout the hot summer months. It is an ideal choice for containers, tropical plantings and mixed beds and borders.
12 - 1
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Tender Perennial
Full Sun
18"-24" / 45.7cm - 61.0cm
12"-18" / 30.5cm - 45.7cm
Indeterminate
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, South America
Neutral
Well Drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Drought
Very Fast
Average Water
Clump-Forming
Summer, Fall
Showy
Red
Green
No
Single
Yes
Medium
Matte
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical
Sometimes
Hummingbirds
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