General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 30 inches (75 cm)
Plant Spread: 30 inches (75 cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Bright red flowers and matching bracts
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Earlier flowering than most splendens and flowers to frost
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Scarlet Sage
  • Salvia
Also sold as:
  • Jimmy's Good Red

'Jimi’s Good Red' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 19, 2016.
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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-07
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-07

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