Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’

Salvia 'Hot Lips' is the number one most popular hummingbird plant that we grow as voted on by the hummingbirds!

Very cool and an all time Phoenix Perennials bestseller. Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ is a fast-growing wild selection of a Mexican sage which is adorned with stunning bicolour flowers — white flowers with red lips — from May until frost. But the expression of colour is temperature sensitive. In spring the flowers are usually all red, later bicoloured/hot lipped and in the heat of the summer all white, then returning to bicoloured and then red again in the fall. Will produce thousands of flowers in a season. Well-drained soil in full sun. Hard prune each spring. Even worth it as an annual in colder climates.

Common Name:  Baby Sage

Family:  Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-9

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Red

Class:  Semi-evergreen

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Hummingbirds Bees Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

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