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Tropical sage

Salvia coccinea

Description:

approx. 2 feet tall, bright red tubular flowers on square stems

Habitat:

spotted in small community graveyard

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2 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

You are right, Savannah; and 'salvia' is reflected in the scientific name above. Besides the common name tropical sage, this plant is also known as red sage, scarlet sage, and probably a few other colloquial names.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

beautiful series!

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 13, 2012

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