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Salvia 'Dancing Flames'

This plant is sure to be the focal point of your garden. I rooted cuttings and kept them indoors over the winter. It starts blooming in summer and keeps blooming until frost. Winter protection is required unless you want an annual. This plant makes pretty topiaries! Pinching encourages fullness as well as rebloom.

Mine died, and did not return, in winter 2007 in my zone 8b yard. Very pretty and blooming like crazy well into december, when we fineally got a freeze, than it was gone. I meant to lift it and overwinter in Greenhouse but kept putting it off. Oh well.
Mine grew to about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide, foliage liberally splashed gold, held variegation well in heat, red flowers in profusion all summer. Not a big favorite with my hummingbirds, for some reason. Would grow again if I find.

very showy. bright green/yellow leaves with bright red flowers. blooms spring to almost winter. mine did not die back winter 2007 (a very mild one)

Blooms all summer till frost, grows up to 3 ft tall, full sun. Delightfully gaudy foliage accented with brilliant red flowers. Attractive to Hummingbirds. Good as a bedding plant, for walkway borders, and as a component of mixed containers. Easy to propagate from cuttings.