Salvia Hot Lips
'Hot Lips' is a newish variety of shrubby sage.
It has bicolor flowers white with red lips. Actually, the flowers are often quite different bloom to bloom even on a single branch. A few are entirely white, a few more are completley red, & the majority are bicolored. The sprinkling of all-white or all-red blooms does not mean it is reverting to "normal" even on one branch; every branch merely is that unstable in color expression, but with a decided preference for the largest number of bicolor flowers.
It blooms beginning May, is in richest bloom in summer, & will keep flowering deep into autumn. I
In winter, the leaves of 'Hotlips' turn a dark wine-red. When it finally ceases flowering as the weather gets too cold to bloom, it can retain a percentage of its leaves right up to early spring.
'Hot Lips' really must have full sun, & sharp drainage is likewise a must.
Grows 2-3ft high (60-90cm)
NOTE: This product can only be shipped within Ireland and the UK
What you need to know
- Size: Supplied in 2 LITRE pot
Price:
€10
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