1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, South America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Chaparral, open Woodlands, Thickets
disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm61.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm61.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Average, Rich, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Sandy
Average, Rich, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Rust, Stem rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Cottage Garden
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, antimicrobial
Broken Bones
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as a spice
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Mixed Border
Cottage garden, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SALVIA coccinea
TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'
7.2 Common Name
Blood Sage, Texas Sage
Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Texas Sage
मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी
7.2.2 In German
Texas Sage
mexikanische Sonnenblume
7.2.3 In French
Texas Sage
Mexican sunflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
Sabio de Tejas
girasol mexicano
7.2.5 In Greek
Τέξας Sage
Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Texas Sábio
girassol mexicano
7.2.7 In Polish
Texas Sage
meksykański słonecznika
7.2.8 In Latin
Texas Sage
Mexicanus HELIANTHUS
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Applicable
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species