General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Red
Other: Deep ruby red with calyxes of bright green and burgundy.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF

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Common names
  • Sage
  • Salvia

'Elk Ruby Ruby' was a featured
Plant of the Day for May 3, 2016.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
Gorgeous color!  Love this one!  FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
Gorgeous color!  Love this one!  FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
Gorgeous color!  Love this one!  FBTS orders just arrived.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-04-27
Gorgeous color!  Love this one!  FBTS orders just arrived.
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Feb 5, 2016 10:00 PM concerning plant:
    Flowers By The Sea of Elk, CA, has a new introduction that appears to be another exciting and "must-have" salvia. The flowers are a deep ruby red color that is stunning.

    It's listed as hardy to zone 7. I've grown some of his Elk salvias and have found that they are hardy to my zone 6a garden and were grown in containers. I hope to be adding this new one to my garden this year. Looks like "another winner of a salvia."

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