Salvia 'Hot Lips'
"Littleleaf sage"
Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
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Description
Blowing you a kiss from the heart of your summer borders, you'll find it hard not to be drawn in to admire the luscious looks of Salvia 'Hot Lips'. Floating on plentiful stems, a mass of diminutive flowers are ruby red when they first emerge in midsummer, before turning two-tone scarlet and white, opening up to greet you like sweet smiling red hot lips. Later in summer, the flowers of this littleleaf sage become pure white. With three hot looks in one season, this long flowering summer beauty can keep your attention as it breezes effortlessly through summer.
Salvia 'Hot Lips' is a hardy perennial with a compact, shrubby appearance. The delicate, airy racemes of pretty blooms are borne on a fine, twiggy stems which support themselves and stay upright through the season, whilst also padding out a generous amount of border space. For the most floriferous display choose in a full sun position, but this inviting summer perennial can tolerate light partial shade. Like all sage plants, Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' is pretty drought resistant, so will be a smart choice for low-maintenance schemes that still need to provide an inviting pop of colour for weeks on end!
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Drought tolerant
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'
syn. Salvia × jamensis 'Hot Lips' -
Flower colour
Hot red, white
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Plant size
1
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
70cm-1m
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Plant spacing
9 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Clump-forming
Upright -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
2-3 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Dry -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak your Salvia 'Hot Lips' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting.
Plant your "Littleleaf sage" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors.
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed.
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in Feb/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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