Van-Houttei scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Van-Houttei'
RHS AGM 1996
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Van-Houttei' scarlet sage (Salvia splendens 'Van-Houttei') is an annual for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows fast into a clump up to 47 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Marvel of peru, Great Silence dahlia, and Papyrus.