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Salvia Roman Red

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SKU:
SASPRR
Weight:
1.00 LBS
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_description-height:
32 inches
_description-width:
3 feet
_description-light:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
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Salvia 'Roman Red'
Attracts:
Butterflies, Birds
Bloom Time:
Late Spring to Mid Fall
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous:
Deciduous
Genus Name:
Salvia
Family Name:
Sage
Flower Color:
Red
Foliage Color:
Green
Growth Rate:
Fast
Hardiness Zone:
8b
Landscape Uses:
Massing, Edging, Garden, Container
Mature Height:
32 inches
Mature Width:
3 feet
Prune Time:
Cut Back In Fall
Light Needs:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water Needs:
Dry to Average
Waterwise:
Waterwise
_callout-4|Light Needs:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
_callout-25|Foliage Color:
Green
_callout-26|Flower Color:
Red
_callout-27|Bloom Time:
Late Spring to Mid Fall
_callout-28|Attracts:
Butterflies, Birds
_callout-12|Deer Resistant:
Yes
_callout-17|Landscape Uses:
Massing, Edging, Garden, Container

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Product Overview

Salvia 'Roman Red'
This compact, semi-mounded variety is the perfect addition to any sun loving garden; vibrant red blooms add a pop of color to borders, containers and landscapes all season long; low maintenance; beautiful addition to cut flower arrangements

Roman Red Salvia is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Roman Red Salvia is recommended for the following landscape applications:
  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting

Features

Roman Red Salvia has masses of beautiful spikes of red flowers rising above the foliage from late spring to mid fall, which emerge from distinctive dark red flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its fragrant narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

 

Planting & Growing

Roman Red Salvia will grow to be about 28 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 28 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Roman Red Salvia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 

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