Salvia splendens
Scarlet Sage, Bonfire Salvia, Tropical sage, Brazilian Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Salvia splendens
Description
An ornamental herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Salvia , which includes around 960 species distributed throughout Asia, South America and a large area of Europe. With compact growth and an upright habit, it is ideal for outdoor planters and tubs as well as for landscaping to add an accent of colour and elegance to flowerbeds, even borders and borders, preferably in full sun, where it creates dramatic focal points with its spiky flowers that rise from the foliage from mid-spring to early autumn and are popular with beneficial insects such as butterflies and bees, making it an insect-friendly plant and helping to preserve the biodiversity of the planting site, even when used in urban areas. It is highly hardy and requires relatively little effort for routine maintenance, making it even more popular with gardeners and garden enthusiasts at all levels of experience.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Species
- Salvia splendens
Synonyms (5)
- Fenixanthes splendens
- Horminum splendens
- Jungia splendens
- Salvia brasiliensis
- Salvia issanchou
