Alternative Names: Sage 'Hot Lips'/Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'/Salvia x microphylla 'Hot Lips'/Salvia 'Hot Lips'

Description: A bushy, evergreen sub-shrub with small, ovate, aromatic, mid-green leaves, often turning dark-red in autumn, and loose racemes of crimson and white flowers in summer and autumn.

Characteristics: Ultimate height of 1.0m and ultimate width of 1.0m.

Position: Full sun.  South

Soil Moisture: Moist, but well-drained

Soil Type: Chalk/Loam/Sand

Soil PH: Acid/Neutral/Alkaline

Care Guide: In spring when your salvia starts showing signs of growth it's best to prune back last year's stems and any dead flowers to new growth.

Uses: Mediterranean/Low maintenance/Cottage/Informal/Coastal/City/Beds and borders/Wallside/Trellises

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