Salvia splendens Reddy™ Lime-leaved Red - Sauge écarlate, Feu de la Saint Jean, Sauge rouge, Sauge écarlate, Sauge splendide, Sauge éclatante

Salvia splendens 'Reddy Lime-leaved Red' is a selection of scarlet sage grown as an annual in our climate. It belongs to the Reddy™ series, which consists of very compact, floriferous, and well-ramified varieties. This cultivar develops bright red flowering spikes that contrast beautifully with light green, almost lemony foliage. The plant forms a dense, rounded clump from the first few weeks of cultivation. Perfect for low beds, borders, and flowering pots!

Salvia splendens is also known as Scarlet Sage, St. John's Fire, Red Sage, Scarlet Sage, Splendid Sage, and Brilliant Sage. It is a herbaceous perennial plant from the Lamiaceae family, native to the warm, humid regions of Brazil, where it grows between 2000 and 3000 metres above sea level. Very sensitive to frost but with very rapid growth, capable of flowering within a few months, this sage is easily cultivated as an annual, to be sown each year.
The 'Reddy™ Lime-leaved Red ' variety reaches approximately 25 cm in height and 20 to 25 cm in width. Its quadrangular stems are upright and well-ramified, bearing ovate to lanceolate leaves, finely dentate, of a very bright, acid green hue, leaning towards yellow. From June to October, short flowering spikes emerge above the foliage. They bear tubular flowers of a very vivid red.

The 'Reddy™ Lime-leaved Red' sage is perfect for the edge of a bed or in a planter, where it quickly stands out among other plants. Its colours enliven floral displays throughout the summer. Pair it with plants with purple foliage like sweet potato vine 'Sweet Caroline Purple', or with the contrasting flowering of yellow zinnias 'Canary Bird', bidens or blue lobelias 'Hot Bavaria', which will highlight it while creating a beautiful visual balance. Very well-suited to container cultivation, it also adds a vibrant and structured touch to terraces, balconies, and windowsills.