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Hot Lips Salvia

Salvia 'Hot Lips' · Lamiaceae

A bushy Salvia microphylla selection whose bicolour red-and-white flowers shift with the seasons, sometimes all red, all white or lipstick-marked. Tough, long-flowering and bee-friendly.

At a glance

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Soil: Well-Drained
Climate: Warm Temperate, Mediterranean, Subtropical
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 1 m H × 1 m W
Foliage: Evergreen, Aromatic Foliage
Flowering: Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering, Long-Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Bee & Pollinator
Bird-Attracting
Feature / Specimen
Pots & Containers
Water-Wise
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant
Pet-Safe / Non-Toxic