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Scarlet Sage 'Dancing Flame' (Salvia splendens 'Dancing Flame')

Dancing Flame Sage
Dancing Flame flowers
Dancing Flame foliage
Dancing Flame habit

Overview

Salvia splendens 'Dancing Flame' (also known as 'Dancing Flames' or 'Van Houttei Dancing Flame') is a striking variegated cultivar of Scarlet Sage. Its green leaves are edged with creamy yellow, providing season-long interest even before the brilliant red flowers appear in summer. The tubular blooms are a magnet for hummingbirds.

Taxonomy

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: splendens
Cultivar: 'Dancing Flame'
Synonyms: 'Dancing Flames', 'Van Houttei Dancing Flame'

Growing Notes

Tender perennial often grown as an annual. Prefers partial shade to protect variegation from scorching, with moist, rich soil. Reaches 18–24 inches tall. Excellent for containers, shade borders, and mixed plantings.

Salvias: Salvia splendens: Scarlet Sage, the Classic Red Bedding Annual; Salvia splendens 'Red Hot Sally': Scarlet Sage with Compact Red Spikes; Scarlet Sage 'Whopper Lighthouse' (Salvia splendens 'Whopper Lighthouse'); Scarlet Sage 'Blue Ribbons' (Salvia splendens 'Blue Ribbons'); Scarlet Sage 'Bonfire' (Salvia splendens 'Bonfire'); Salvia splendens 'Yvonne's Giant' – Towering Scarlet Sage; Salvia splendens 'Salsa Scarlet Bicolor' – Bedding Series Bicolor; Salvia splendens 'Paul' (Scarlet Sage); Salvia splendens 'Van Houttei' (Scarlet Sage); Salvia splendens 'Van-Houttei' (Scarlet Sage)

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