Description
Salvia coccinea
This sultry-smelling sage attracts a wide variety of pollinators.
Hummingbirds definitely visit these long-blooming, unique red flowers that shoot up slender stalks atop bright green leaves, but they’re not the only ones! Many types of bees & butterflies love it too, and birds feed on the seeds, making it a party for the whole neighborhood! Foliage and flowers both have a divine herbal smell.
Seeds grown by Twisp River Seed in Twisp, Washington and Swift River Farm in Salmon, Idaho.
50 seeds.
Directions: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost and transplant out after.
|
Planting Depth |
Plant Spacing |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|
⅛” |
15” |
6-20 |
90 |