Hot Lips Salvia is a native evergreen perennial with an upright clumping habit and aromatic foliage. Spikes with distinct tiny bicolor two-lipped flowers are white and red in cooler weather and flushes fully red in the summer heat. The blooms continue from spring until frost attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Flowers best in full sun and moist well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Origins: |
Arizona and Mexico |
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Height: |
3' - 4' |
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Spread: |
2’ - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
Red+White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for scale and whitefly. Some susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spot, and rust.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Aster
IMAGES: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, J20160412-0006—Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'—Bertha (26494135965), CC BY 2.0, (2) Thomon, Sauge Hot Lips, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Derek Harper, Salvia Hot Lips, Upton House - geograph.org.uk - 1565735, CC BY-SA 2.0, (4) KENPEI, Salvia microphylla Hot Lips2, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
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