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Salvia 'Picante Scarlet': Hummingbird Magnet with All-Season Bloom

Salvia 'Picante Scarlet' is a compact, free-flowering selection with vivid scarlet spikes that draw hummingbirds from blocks away. Part of the Picante series bred for early, continuous bloom and excellent heat tolerance.

Growing Essentials

Light: Full sun

Ideal for pollinator gardens, containers, and mass plantings. Deadhead spent spikes to encourage rebloom. Combines beautifully with blue salvias, white gaura, and ornamental grasses. A reliable performer from spring to frost.

About Garden: Salvia coccinea: Scarlet Sage, a Self-Sowing Annual for Hummingbirds; Salvia splendens: Scarlet Sage, the Classic Red Bedding Annual; Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens); Big Mexican Scarlet Sage 'Tequila' (Salvia gesneriiflora 'Tequila'); Scarlet Sage 'Bonfire' (Salvia splendens 'Bonfire'); Salvia splendens 'Paul' (Scarlet Sage); Salvia splendens 'Van Houttei' (Scarlet Sage); Salvia splendens 'Van-Houttei' (Scarlet Sage); Salvia coccinea (Blood Sage): A Native Wildflower for Pollinators; Salvia 'Mesa Scarlet'

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