Red salvia produces masses of brilliant red flowers atop deep green foliage. White, pink, burgundy, and purple flowering varieties are also available. Red salvias are excellent plants for annual beds and borders. They perform best in well- drained soils in full sun. Plants will bloom throughout the summer if the spent inflorescences are periodically removed.
Scarlet salvia is easy to grow.
It is heat and drought tolerant. Scarlet salvia also has few insect and disease problems. It grows best in full sun and well-drained soils. The flowers are blue or white. Strata' grows 12 to 14 inches tall.