Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ is part of the Lamiaceae family of plants. It is an evergreen perennial. They also call it the Baby Sage ‘Hot Lips’, Graham’s Sage ‘Hot Lips’, Blackcurrant Sage ‘Hot Lips’, Sage ‘Hot Lips’, Salvia ‘Hot Lips‘, or Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’.
Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ flowers from summer into autumn. The flowers are bicolored, white, and red. They grow on terminal racemes. They usually start as red in early summer, change to red and white in mid-summer, and then white in autumn. The foliage is ovate and green. It has aromatic leaves. It grows to 90cm or 3ft tall.
How to grow Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’:
Grow Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ in the sun. Plant it in moderately fertile, moist, and well-drained soil. Though partial shade will work it produces more flowers in the sun. Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ is drought-tolerant and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It is deer-resistant and rabbit resistant. Propagate by basal cuttings, softwood cuttings, or hardwood cuttings.
