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Annual
Salvia,
Scarlet
Sage
Salvia splendens
F. Sellow ex Roem. & Schult.
SAL-vee-ah
SPLEN-dens
Lamiaceae
Explanation
of name:
For generic name, see S. coccinea. Splendens is self-explanatory.
Natural
range:
Brazil
Recognition:
The showy red-flowers (or flowers white, burgundy, or purple) annual salvia of
garden retail outlets
Landscape
uses:
Bedding annual, easy means of achieving mass of color
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Botanical |
English |
FL |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems
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Salvia
splendens
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Annual Salvia |
Exotic |
Perennial
(usually grown as an annual) |
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1’-3’
(CHR, PBCC) |
1’
(PBCC) |
PS(-SU)
ME-DR-
WD
(CHR)
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Unsightly spent flower stalks
Slugs and snails |
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