Sage, Hot Lips

Salvia microphylla Hot Lips
  • Also Known As: Salvia, Hot Lips
  • Botanical Name: Salvia microphylla Hot Lips
  • Plant Type: Perennial
  • Light Requirement: Partial Shade, Full Sun
  • Water Demand: Medium, Low
  • Landscape Use: Rock Garden, Deer Resistant
  • Ornamental Color: White, Red
  • Native or Adapted: Adapted
  • Wildlife Value: Butterflies, Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
  • Season: Summer, Spring, Fall
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
  • Plant Form: Upright
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 3' - 5'
  • Plant Height: 3' - 4'

Description

Red flowers, white flowers, and bicolor (red and white) flowers sometimes appear simultaneously. Smaller leaf than autumn sage (Salvia greggii) but similar in appearance.

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