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Salvia splendens 'Bonfire' - SCARLET SAGE 'BONFIRE'
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SAL-SPL-BONF
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Hummingbird feeder! Also attracts bees!
Old-timer favorite and robust selection, dark green heat-shaped leaves, long spikes of scarlet red flowers.
Very long flowering period from mid summer to frost (grown as annual, but tender perennial in zones 10-11).
Robust, vigorous, fast growing
Heat and humidity tolerant.
Blooming time: June/July till frost
USDA Zones: 8 to 10 (hardy in zone 7a/7b, if kept dry in the winter and with heavier layer of mulch on the root system)
Culture: full sun to light shade. Adaptable and easy - any soil with some organic matter. Tolerant to heat and humidity.
Moisture Needs: average - medium to medium-moist
Origin: Brazil, in humid higher elevations of 6,600 to 9,800 ft
Black Walnut Tolerant: not veriefied
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes - the whole plant is aromatic
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Usually combined with other annuals, but goes well with any common perennial (native and non-native) and grasses. Plant in the center or background of your bed in sun, or up to very light shade.
Pictures Copyright: NithinSantosh, Wikimedia Commons
Salvia splendens 'Bonfire' - SCARLET SAGE 'BONFIRE'
$8.99
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Hummingbird feeder! Also attracts bees!
Old-timer favorite and robust selection, dark green heat-shaped leaves, long spikes of scarlet red flowers.
Very long flowering period from mid summer to frost (grown as annual, but tender perennial in zones 10-11).
Robust, vigorous, fast growing
Heat and humidity tolerant.
Blooming time: June/July till frost
USDA Zones: 8 to 10 (hardy in zone 7a/7b, if kept dry in the winter and with heavier layer of mulch on the root system)
Culture: full sun to light shade. Adaptable and easy - any soil with some organic matter. Tolerant to heat and humidity.
Moisture Needs: average - medium to medium-moist
Origin: Brazil, in humid higher elevations of 6,600 to 9,800 ft
Black Walnut Tolerant: not veriefied
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes - the whole plant is aromatic
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Usually combined with other annuals, but goes well with any common perennial (native and non-native) and grasses. Plant in the center or background of your bed in sun, or up to very light shade.
Pictures Copyright: NithinSantosh, Wikimedia Commons
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