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Scarlet Sage
Rejoice Gassah, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

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Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens Sellow ex Schult.

Names

EnglishScarlet Sage
DutchVuursalie
Spanish—
Chinese一串红
Scientific nameSalvia splendens Sellow ex Schult.

About this species

Salvia splendens, the scarlet sage, is a tender herbaceous perennial plant native to Brazil, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation where it is warm year-round and with high humidity. The wild form, rarely seen in cultivation, reaches 1.3 m (4.3 ft) tall. Smaller cultivars are very popular as bedding plants, seen in shopping malls and public gardens all over the world.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusSalvia

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