Salvia microphylla 'Little Kiss'
Salvia 'Little Kiss' is an ornamental sage with hundreds of intriguing red and white flowers all summer long! A compact version of perennial favourite 'Hot Lips.'
Description:
Salvia microphylla 'Little Kiss' is a compact and floriferous form of 'Hot Lips', one of Phoenix Perennials' all time best sellers. You can expect the same bicoloured white and red flowers of 'Hot Lips' but on plants just 18 inches tall and wide forming a mound with flowers from the ground up rather than an upright plant with flowers at the top of the stems. A top hummingbird magnet. Grow in full sun in moderately rich to lean soils but with excellent winter drainage.
Common Name: Baby Sage
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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