Freshly harvested Summer Jewels Red Salvia in a floral bucket on a white background.
Summer Jewels Red Salvia in a red and white glass vase surrounded by stems on a white background.
Summer Jewels Red Salvia stems and blooms arranged on light background.
Close-up detail of Summer Jewels Red Salvia flowers with one leaf on light background.
Blooming stems of Summer Jewels Red Salvia with foliage on a light background.
A close-up micro view of a half dozen blooms of Summer Jewels Red Salvia on a light background.
Summer Jewels Red Salvia blooming in the trial gardens at Baker Creek.
Freshly harvested Summer Jewels Red Salvia in a floral bucket on a white background.
Summer Jewels Red Salvia in a red and white glass vase surrounded by stems on a white background.
Summer Jewels Red Salvia stems and blooms arranged on light background.
Close-up detail of Summer Jewels Red Salvia flowers with one leaf on light background.
Blooming stems of Summer Jewels Red Salvia with foliage on a light background.
A close-up micro view of a half dozen blooms of Summer Jewels Red Salvia on a light background.
Summer Jewels Red Salvia blooming in the trial gardens at Baker Creek.

Salvia Seeds,
Summer Jewels Red

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Description
Super floriferous and uniform spikes of lipstick red, half-inch blooms. This tidy variety reaches just 18 inches tall, and at maturity it makes a perfect bedding, border, or container plant. Attracts droves of butterflies and hummingbirds. 2011 winner of the All-America Selections Award for its uniform, prolific blooms in stunning color and super early to bloom.

Growing Tips: Prefers full sun to part shade. Provide well-drained soil; plants do not like excessive moisture. Space plants 12-18 inches apart.

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Salvia coccinea
Life Cycle
Annual (Perennial only in USDA zones 8–10)
Days to Germinate
10–14
Days to Maturity
50
Planting Depth
Surface sow
Plant Spacing
12 in.
Ideal Temperature
60–85°F
Frost Hardy
No

When to Grow

Sow indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date, surface sowing the seed and keeping it moist for the 10 to 14 days to germination. Set plants out only after your last frost, as this variety is not frost hardy. Give each one 12 inches of room in full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. Lipstick-red spikes begin just 50 days from sowing, and the variety is noted for being super early to bloom.

How to Sow and Plant

  • Seeds germinate in 7-14 days.
  • Start seeds indoor 10-12 weeks before last frost. Press seeds gently into soil but do not cover, as light aids germination.
  • Ideal germination temperature is 65-75 F.

How to Grow

  • Prefers full sun to part shade.
  • Provide well-drained soil; plants do not like excessive moisture.
  • Space plants 12-18 inches apart.

PESTS/SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • Molds and mildews can be a result of poorly drained soil and water on foliage. To prevent this, provide well-drained, dry soil.
  • If slugs are an issue, be sure to sprinkle diatomaceous earth or crushed eggshells around the base of the plant.

How to Save Seeds

  • Salvia readily self seeds in the garden, but you can also save seeds.
  • Several nutlets are borne at the base of flowers. Each nutlet contains a single seed.
  • Allow nutlets to dry, and harvest them before they drop to the ground.

FAQ

Where should I plant Summer Jewels Red?

At maturity the tidy 18-inch plants make a perfect bedding, border or container plant. The spikes are uniform and super floriferous.

What award did it win?

The 2011 All-America Selections Award, given for its uniform, prolific blooms in a stunning color and for being super early to bloom.

Does it bring in wildlife?

It attracts droves of butterflies and hummingbirds, and salvia is visited by a range of bees as well. Salvia is also deer resistant.
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