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Scarlet Sage (Salvia Coccinea) - If you want a head-turning display of dramatic red blooms, grow Scarlet Sage wildflower seeds, and have not only a beautiful display but a versatile drought tolerant plant that takes the heat well. Scarlet Sage is a perennial in warmer climates and an annual where winter temperatures stay below freezing for more than a few hours at a time.
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Flower Specifications
SEEDS PER POUND
275,000
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
6 - 9
HEIGHT
24 - 36 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Summer through fall
BLOOM COLOR
Scarlet red
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, pH 5.5 - 6.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Salvia Coccinea
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68 - 75F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 30 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
1/16 inch
SOWING RATE
4 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 9 pounds per acre
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
12 - 18 inches
Scarlet Sage (Salvia Coccinea) - If you want a head-turning display of dramatic red blooms, grow Scarlet Sage wildflower seeds, and have not only a beautiful display but a versatile drought tolerant plant that takes the heat well. Scarlet Sage is a perennial in warmer climates and an annual where winter temperatures stay below freezing for more than a few hours at a time. The Salvia Coccinea plant reaches 24 - 36 inches tall, with 1 - 2 inch triangular leaves growing opposite each other on a square stem. The Scarlet Sage flower is very showy, bright red, about an inch long, and arranged in loose whorls along the upright spikes. Blooms appear continuously from early summer to first frost. Trim them back and a new flush of blooms will appear. Hummingbirds cannot leave these magnificent blooms alone. Growing Scarlet Sage seeds is greatly rewarding! Very drought tolerant plant; however, it will not flower well if it receives no water.
Dramatic red blooms
Has an outstanding effect in beds, borders, and containers from late spring till the first frost. Attracts butterflies. Known for its particularly ornamental blooms — great for edgings.
Sage seed | scarlet
How to grow
Benefits from being started indoors, but grows reliably if sown outdoors in warm soil. Plant seeds outdoors in spring after frost danger has passed and prepare soil by weeding it and loosening it. Lightly rake into the soil and keep the seeds moist until well-established. If using starter trays, press the seed into the soil and barely cover. Needs light to germinate. When the frost season has passed, transplant the seedlings into the garden 12 - 18 inches apart in a sunny location.
- Sowing Rate: 4 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 9 pounds per acre
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 30 days
- Give them plenty of water in dry weather
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- Depth: 1/16 inch
Flower Specifications
Sage is a good bedding plant and useful in borders. This variety is especially desirable in naturalized areas where it attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and maintains itself year after year without becoming invasive. Seeds will fall into the soil and germinate continuously all year except during freezing temperatures.
- Height: 24 - 36 inches
- USDA Zones: 6 - 9
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Drought Tolerant: Yes
Flower Specifications
SEEDS PER POUND
367,863
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
7 - 10
HEIGHT
24 - 36 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Mid-summer
BLOOM COLOR
Blue
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, pH 5.5 - 6.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Salvia Farinacea
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68 - 75F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 30 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
1/16 inch
SOWING RATE
3 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 7 pounds per acre
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
12 - 18 inches
Blue Sage (Salvia Farinacea) - Blue Sage is perfect for the perennial border or the wild flower meadow. It is easily grown from Sage seeds, and it will attract butterflies and hummingbirds like a magnet! Plant Blue Sag drought tolerant wildflowers in a mass grouping for a dramatic display of blue for any sunny landscape setting. It is especially nice in cottage gardens, xeriscape rock gardens or wild flower gardens.
If you want to get an early jump, start these Blue Sage seeds indoors 10 weeks before last frost. Sow the wildflower seed in starter trays, press the seed into the soil and barely cover. Blue Sage seeds needs light to germinate. When the frost season has passed, transplant the Blue Sage seedlings into the garden 12 - 18 inches apart in a sunny location. Give them plenty of water in dry weather. In the southern half of the United States where temperatures can be extreme, this type of Salvia may need light to moderate shade instead of full sun. Blue Sage will do best in areas that have moderate humidity. After an extended period of flowering, trim the Salvia Farinacea plant back to produce a thicker and more compact foliage and a shorter flowering plant. The trim will delay flowering for a few days, but it is important in preventing leggy plants, and the blooms will come back heavily.
Dramatic blue blooms
Has an outstanding effect in beds, borders, and containers from late spring till the first frost. Attracts butterflies. Known for its particularly ornamental blooms — great for edgings.
Sage seed | blue
How to grow
How To Grow Blue Sage From Seed: Blue Sage is a perennial only in milder climates, but it can be grown as an annual in all regions. All Salvia wildflower seed species benefit from being started indoors, but they grow fairly reliably if sown outdoors in warm soil where summers are hot.
Sow Blue Sage wildflower seeds outdoors in spring after frost danger has passed and prepare soil by weeding it and loosening it. Lightly rake Salvia Farinacea seeds into the soil and keep the seeds and young Blue Sage seedlings moist until well-established.
- Sowing Rate: 3 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 7 pounds per acre
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 30 days
- Give them plenty of water in dry weather
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- Depth: 1/16 inch
Flower Specifications
The Blue Sage plant grows in a mound-shape with sprawling stems. It can reach 24 - 36 inches tall and just as wide. The Blue Sage flower is 3/4 inch long with 2 stamens and 1 pistil, and it has a sage-like aromatic fragrance. Three to nine inch spikes are filled with the tubular, dense blooms that range from dark blue to white. The foliage of Salvia Farinacea Blue Sage is usually a grayish green color and the leaves are quite common towards the lower half of the plant.
- Height: 24 - 36 inches
- USDA Zones: 7 - 10
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Drought Tolerant: Yes