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Common name: White Scarlet Sage, White Salvia
Botanical name: Salvia splendens Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Salvia splendens is native to Brazil. It is now widely cultivated as a summer
or warm-weather annual. "Annual" salvia is a tender tropical perennial that is
typcally grown as a warm weather annual bedding plant. It has long been a
garden standard, reliably blooming over an extended period. Ever more
varieties are being developed, giving a wide range of colors, including white,
salmon and purple, as well as the traditional bright red, and heights from
about 8 in to nearly 3 ft. Leaves are bright to dark green,
elliptical and toothed. Flowers grow on spikes and are two-lipped, with a flat
lower lip and helmet-shaped upper lip.
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