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Salvia coccinea 'Sallynia Salmon' (Tropical Sage)

Salvia coccinea 'Sallynia Salmon' – The Sallynia Series Star

'Sallynia Salmon' is part of the Sallynia® series of tropical sages, bred by Danziger (also known as Dansalcina5). This cultivar is selected for its unique, soft salmon-pink flower color, a refreshing change from the typical reds and whites. It shares the series' traits: compact habit, early flowering, and excellent heat tolerance. It blooms continuously from spring to frost, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.

Salvia coccinea 'Sallynia Salmon' flowers

Taxonomy & Classification

Family:	Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Salvia (SAL-vee-uh)
Species:	coccinea (kok-SIN-ee-uh)
Cultivar:	Sallynia Salmon
Additional cultivar information:	(Sallynia® series, aka Dansalcina5)
Hybridized by:	Danziger

Growing Tips

Full sun to part shade, average soil. Self-cleaning; minimal deadheading. Grown as annual in most climates; perennial in USDA zones 9-11.

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