Salvia pentstemonoides (Big Red Sage)

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Big Red Sage is a tall, shrubby sage with long, showy flower spikes. The tubular flowers are bright scarlet red, attractive to hummingbirds. It does best in full sun, in well-drained soils. Big Red Sage blooms from spring through fall and will die back in the cold winters but come back reliably.

 

AT A GLANCE

Texas native Yes
Water use Low
Sun exposure Full sun
Bloom color Red
Bloom time Spring, summer, fall
Mature height 4-5 ft
Mature spread 3-4 ft
Attracts Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
Deer resistant Yes

 

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 Present in state
 Present in county and native
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state         
 Not present in state
 Present and rare, native in county
 Previously present, now extinct
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color)