Scarlet Sage

In mild areas, plants sometimes persist through the winter and will bloom again. They need to be cut way back or they will not be attractive.



Wildflower gardens and meadows.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).

Readily self-seeds and can be fairly aggressive.

Attracts hummingbirds, nut-hatches, and warblers.

Disturbed sites, calcareous bluffs, shell mounds.

• Showy flowers
• Attracts butterflies, bumblebees, and other pollinators.