Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

Size: 1g availability

Flower
Max size: 6’ tall x 2′ wide
Average size: 4′ tall x 1′ wide

Usually Moist, Moist to Dry, Very Dry
Sand, Clay
Sun, Part Shade
Tolerant of moderate salt spray

AKA: Blood Sage, Indian Fire, Tropical Sage, Red Salvia

Scarlet Sage is a naturalized non-native; prized for it’s showy blooms that appear as long spikes of red flowers during any time of the year that its warm enough. It re-seeds and/or comes back from root stock (as long as we don’t get snow). To maximize flowering and prevent overgrowth, you can prune it back periodically; it makes a decent cut flower, so throw the pruned bits into a vase for a few days of color inside. Many pollinators are attracted to it, including butterflies and hummingbirds.

It is not an edible sage.

Additional sources: Florida Wildflower Foundation