General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 36 - 42 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Reddish-orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading faded flower spikes ensures more flowering throughout the season
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Belize Sage
  • Smooth-Leaf Sage
  • Salvia
  • Misty Mountain Sage
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia pansamalensis
  • Synonym: Salvia miniata

Belize Sage (Salvia pansamalensis) was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 18, 2015.
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Location: Georgia, USA
Date: Late Summer

photo credit: Scott Zona

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-10-08

Date: Sep 26, 2011 6:46 PM
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-09-23
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-10-08

Courtesy Robin's Salvias
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-09-23
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-04-13
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-09-28
With a Ruby Throated Hummer enjoying the flowers!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-10-08
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-08
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-08
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-10-18
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-10-18
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-04-13
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-04-13
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 25, 2013 10:32 PM concerning plant:
    "Salvia miniata (Belize sage) is a herbaceous perennial shrub from Belize and the Mexican state of Chiapas. It typically grows on shaded mountain hillsides at 600 m elevation. The single flowers are clear red, with an orange undertone, about 2.5 cm long. The flowers grow in whorls on inflorescences up to 30 cm long. Salvia miniata reaches about 1 m in height and width during the summer growing season, with many branches from the base, and myrtle-green glossy leaves measuring about 13 cm long and 5 cm wide."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

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