Summer Jewel Lavender scarlet sage
Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel Lavender'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Jewel Lavender' scarlet sage (Salvia coccinea 'Summer Jewel Lavender') is an annual for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows upright at a moderate pace and handles dry spells well. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers, which bloom in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Vermillionaire cuphea, Lemongrass, and Bishop of Llandaff dahlia.