| Description | A Salvia Hot Lips is from Mexico with red to red-white bicolor flowers. Beware of the fact that most online nurseries selling this plant only show an image of the bicolor. When in reality this seems to only occur during the cooler times of the growing season. |
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| Plant Type | Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 6-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, seemed to tolerate drier conditions |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | bicolor flowers, red tips and white lips, mostly red during the warm season, bicolor more prevalent during the cooler weather |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Mexico |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Richard Turner of California after the plant was shared with him by his maid, who brought it from her home in Mexico. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: , Little Leaf Salvia Hot Lips |
| Author's Notes | I grew this plant in full sun hot area. It's flower color was basically red during the hot summer and the red white bicolor became more prevalent during the fall. (zone #5, 2014) |
| Notes & Reference | #212-Plant Delights Nursery (www.plantdelights.com) |
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