How to tend a Salvia coccinea
Also known as: Horminum coccineum (Buc'hoz ex Etl.) Moench, Salvia ciliata Benth., Salvia coccinea var. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) A.Gray, Salvia coccinea f. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) Voss, Salvia filamentosa Tausch, Salvia galeottii M.Martens, Salvia glaucescens Pohl, Salvia mollissima M.Martens & Galeotti, Salvia pseudococcinea Jacq., Salvia rosea Vahl, Salvia superba E.Vilm., Salvia coccinea L.f., Salvia coccinea var. minima Fernald, Salvia coccinea unranked pumila Barr & Sugden
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry
Sunlight
Put in sunny places
Soil
50% peat + 30% garden soil + 20% perlite
Fertilizer
Mix proper amount of slow-release fertilizers when planting, apply liquid fertilizers 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove dead and diseased branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- North America
- Category
- Labiatae, Salvia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-July
- Flower colors
- dark red or crimson
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