Sage, Scarlet (Salvia coccinea), packet of 200 seeds
$3.95
Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)
Tender perennial hardy to zones 9 to 10. When grown as an annual, 70 days to flowers
(Hummingbird sage. Scarlet Sage) Originating probably in Mexico and found wild in the southeastern states, Mexico, the Caribbean and northern South America. Cardinal scarlet flowers to 2 feet tall. Quick color for borders and beds, a good choice for mesic to dry sites. The numerous flowers and their nectaries are a favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds. Press light-dependent seeds into surface of soil in early spring. Direct seed in the garden bed and tamp well, or start in pots and transplant out after last frost. Average germ time 6 days. Deer resistant. Companions well with other plants. Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart.
200 seeds/pkt, Open pollinated, Untreated, NOP GMO’s
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JEWD (verified owner) –
IN LOVE WITH THIS GORGEOUS PLANT. grows effortlessly anywhere, all year if brought inside the house during the cold months! Blooms, blooms, blooms that look like flying little Red Cardinal Birds! Grows fast into big stalk bushes, better to have support, but not necessary. I wish I had more land, this would cover it! I love em. Huntsville, Alabama (flowers are wonderful to press and add to crafts.). I totally RECOMMEND these seeds.
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Willow Whyte Lynch (verified owner) –
Mine are growing great! They’re pretty, and the hummingbirds love them!
My question:
How do i harvest the seed for re-planting next year…?
Thank you so much Richo for ALL you do for all of us!
❤️
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Richo Cech –
Hello Willow, nice to hear from you again. Let the plant mature on the hoof, and once the flowers are spent, sever at the base and bring in, placing on paper on a screen. When the plant is fully dry, put the screen on a clean table and rub the herbal material through it, collecting the seed and chaff on the table. Then wind-winnow and/or use our seed cleaning screens to purify the sample. Check our youtube channel (link in from the seed cleaning screens at strictly medicinal seeds) for seed cleaning screen technique and wind-winnowing. r
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Tammy May –
Does the red sage (Salvia coccinea) have any medicinal properties? If it does I would like to harvest before the frost hits. Thanks.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Tammy, As far as I know Salvia coccinea is not used for tea. Richo
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Victoria –
I am looking for what my friend in NZ calls Red Sage. She can give me no other information on hers, but her sage flowers look similar to this. Hers grows in a pot and she makes tea from the leaves and flowers for strengthening the heart and brain function. Can this sage be taken in a tea?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Victoria, She’s probably looking for Chinese Red Sage (Dan-shen) Salvia miltiorrhiza. It is a heart/vascular tonic. You can find the seeds on this website. it is not Salvia coccinea. richo
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Geri Fitzgerald (verified owner) –
I started in flats in greenhouse and all 12 plants germinated. Flowers are beautiful
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Dennis Kiefer –
Had good luck 2 years ago. Even self seeded. Chicago
Will plant some for 2021
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