Unplugged Red scarlet sage
Salvia coccinea 'Unplugged Red'
Proven Winners Award Winner
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Unplugged Red' scarlet sage (Salvia coccinea 'Unplugged Red') is an annual for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers, and the plant handles dry spells well.
Pairs well with Vermillionaire cuphea, Lemongrass, and Creme de Cassis dahlia.