General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 10 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 10 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading faded flower spikes ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: will reseed itself & come up again in spring
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 2011 National
Other: 2011 AAS Bedding Plant Award Winner; 2011 Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner

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Trade name information:
Series: Summer Jewel™
Trade Name: Red
Cultivar name: 'Summer Jewel Red'
Common names
  • Salvia
  • Sage

'Summer Jewel Red' was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 30, 2015.
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Location: Arenas Valley, NM, my yard
Date: 2017-06-15
Location: My Yard
Date: 2018-07-27
Location: Arenas Valley, NM, my yard
Date: 2017-06-15

Date: 2016-04-19
Location: Martin County Florida zone 10
Date: January
grows in winter in zone 10 if protected from freezes

Date: 2010-09-22
Credit: Fleuroselect, used with permission
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-08-15
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Credit: Fleuroselect, used with permission

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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2016-05-21
Location: Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2016-05-21
Top bloom view
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-06-22
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-06-22
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-08-15
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-08-15
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-08-15
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-08-15
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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2012-02-25
This did well for one season, but doesn't self sow like the tropi
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Plant Events from our members
chelle On February 18, 2015 Potted up
(4) paper
chelle On January 27, 2015 Seeds sown
Warm 3 wks, then move outdoors.
chelle From January 27, 2015 to February 1, 2015 Seeds germinated
Room temperature, ambient light, sealed container with vermiculite.
variegatagal On February 23, 2017 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
No plant remains. No seedlings yet.
variegatagal On March 31, 2016 Obtained plant
Calloway's Nursery
423 E Round Grove Rd
Lewisville, TX 75067
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