Salvia gesneriiflora ( Sage )
From early spring to midautumn , gesneriiflora blooms in soft hairy red flowers , 2 inches long . This perennial , a subshrub has testis - regulate , scallop greenish leaves 4 inches long with heart shaped bases . Salvia can be planted in a sunny border , in a meadow or used for bedding and container planting . They arise best in light middling fertile , humus soil moist but well drain in full sun to light shade ....