Description | Salvia nymph series are compact, heavy flowering, well-branched and vigorous growing Salvia. A tender perennial grown as an annual in colder hardiness zones. |
---|---|
Pronunciation | (SAL-vee-a)(kok-SIN-ee-a) |
Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
Sunlight | full in northern regions partial shade in the southern regions |
Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
Soil & Site | average to well drained, never soggy |
Flowers | spikes, salmon, pink and white |
Leaves | 1-2" long, green, ovate, heart shaped base (chordate) and wavy margins |
Maintenance | dead heading |
Propagation | seed |
Native Site | species native to tropical South America. |
Misc Facts | called Tropical Sage, coccinea is the Latin word for red, the typical color of this plant |