Hot Lips Sage
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
Unusual and striking flowers whose upper portion is pure white and lower lip is red, and occasionally all white or all red. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers that appear continuously over a long season. Evergreen.
| Key feature: | Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 3 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attributes: | Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Waterwise |
| Landscape use: | Container |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 2265 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Unusual and striking flowers whose upper portion is pure white and lower lip is red, and occasionally all white or all red. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers that appear continuously over a long season. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
| Key feature: | Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 3 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attributes: | Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Waterwise |
| Landscape use: | Container |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 2265 |
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