Deeproot Plant Base Online - Salvia splendens 'Van-Houttei'

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botanical name:
Salvia splendens 'Van-Houttei'

common name: Scarlet sage
family: Lamiaceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 1.20m width: 1.20m
growth rate: fast
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: green
flower colour: red
main period of interest: Autumn

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, dry soil, moist soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: neutral-acid
minimum temperature: 0°C
USDA zone: 4 to 10

description:
Large drooping spikes of vivid bright red, tubular flowers and deep wine-red calyces. Late flowering. Strong, erect, shrubby growth habit, usually grown as an annual but perennial in warm climates.

cultivation:
Fertile, well drained, neutral to acid soil in sun or part shade. Frost tender and performs best in fairly warm conditions.

propagation:
From cuttings.

usage:
Bedding schemes or in mixed borders.

other notes:
RHS AGM