Hot Lips Sage

Hot Lips Sage

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'

By David Adam Kess - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46893669

AKA: Hot Lips

Size: About 3 feet tall and wide

Lighting: Full to part sun

Seasonal interest: Early summer to frost blooms

Winter: Drops leaves and dies back a bit

This salvia is very fun. It's red and white flowers just keep on going all season! Plus, the name is just great. It is very hardy and attracts pollinators.

I tend to cut it back to about a foot tall a couple times a year.