Salvia coccinea literally translates as scarlet sage, and it’s an apt descriptor for the original plant, although there are several forms including pink and white flowers. It is also known as tropical sage, as it comes from the tropics of South America (BC). This salvia is unusual as for practical purposes it is an annual, and its free self-sowing has let it naturalise in many places. It grows occasionally as a roadside weed here in Northern New South Wales. Description S. coccinea is generally short, around 50 cm,…
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