Lamiaceae
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Scarlet sage
Synonyms
- Fenixanthes splendens (Sellow ex Nees) Raf.
- Horminum splendens (Sellow ex Nees) M.Gómez
- Jungia splendens (Sellow ex Nees) Soják
- Salvia brasiliensis Spreng.
- Salvia colorans Benth.
- Salvia issanchou Anon.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.