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Salvia Microphylla "Hot Lips" 2.5Liter
SKU SCH030
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Salvia Microphylla "Hot Lips" 2.5Liter
Product Details
Weight: 3.00 kg
Salvia ‘Hot Lips’
Botanical Name
Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
Common Names
- Hot Lips Sage
- Bicolour Sage
- Autumn Sage
Product Description
Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ is a vigorous, free-flowering perennial shrub best known for its eye-catching red-and-white bicolour flowers. The flowers appear over a long season and may vary between solid red, solid white, or bicolour depending on temperature and light conditions. This plant is a favourite for water-wise gardens, borders, and containers, and is highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds. Its aromatic foliage adds extra interest and resilience.
Size When Fully Grown
- Height: ± 90–120 cm
- Width: ± 90–120 cm
- Forms a rounded, bushy shrub.
Best Growing Conditions
- Light: Full sun to light shade
- Best flowering occurs in full sun.
- Soil: Well-drained soil
- Tolerates sandy and loamy soils; avoid waterlogged conditions.
- Watering: Low to moderate
- Drought tolerant once established; water more regularly during the first growing season.
- Climate:
- Ideal for warm, temperate, and Mediterranean climates
- Suitable for most regions of South Africa, including coastal and inland areas.
- Maintenance: Low
- Light pruning after flowering encourages compact growth and more blooms.
- Best flowering occurs in full sun.
- Tolerates sandy and loamy soils; avoid waterlogged conditions.
- Drought tolerant once established; water more regularly during the first growing season.
- Ideal for warm, temperate, and Mediterranean climates
- Suitable for most regions of South Africa, including coastal and inland areas.
- Light pruning after flowering encourages compact growth and more blooms.
Best Planting Season & Growth Cycle (South Africa)
- Best Time to Plant: Spring or early autumn
- Active Growing Season: Spring to autumn
- Flowering Season: Late spring through autumn
- Seasonal Note: Semi-evergreen in mild climates; may lose some foliage in colder areas during winter.
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