Mexican Scarlet Sage
Salvia fulgens
Lamiaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Native distribution
Mexico
Biocultural value
In Mexico leaf tea is a remedy for colic.
Location
Robison Herb Garden, North Walk
Source of plant
Richters
Description
Small, erect, bushy sub-shrub with light green oval leaves 3-8cm long, and brilliant scarlet, hairy, tubular flowers 5cm long, arranged in well-spaced whorls forming racemes to 45cm long.
USDA Hardiness Zone
10
Special characteristics
tender perennial, medicinal/pharmaceutical