Salvia blepharophylla 'Painted Lady'

From Mexico, this is an improvement on the species, as the large flowers are the most brilliant scarlet, and the plant is slightly more compact and upright. Flowering the whole Summer, this is a terrific plant for a container, and deserves to be more widely grown. It is less hardy than the species, so cuttings should be taken as an insurance. It will grow to 1ft. x 1ft. It does not seem to have the spreading, underground rhizomes like the species.