Grow guide
How to grow Salvia Sizzler Red
Salvia splendens
- Type
- Salvia
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 63–70 days
- Spacing
- 12″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize Biweekly
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
Early-blooming bedding salvia suited to hot, humid climates; dense scarlet spikes on 18-20 in. plants to first frost.
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