scarlet sage

American  

noun

1. a tender shrub, Salvia splendens, of Brazil, having ovate leaves and bell-shaped scarlet flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of scarlet sage

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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scarlet sage

Salvia, or scarlet sage, looks well in wide borders, or near the underpinning of the house.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

Masses of scarlet sage and cannas grew near the house, while at the rear a white-washed fence gleamed white.

From Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall by Vosburgh, R. G.

Against the vivid green of the grass, scarlet sage flaunted its gorgeous color in carefully laid out bed or border.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

In the well-kept gardens across the way, scarlet sage and cosmos, asters and dahlias made riots of color.

From The Turner Twins by Barbour, Ralph Henry

Upright flowering plants,--Abutilons, browallias, calceolaria "Lincoln Park," begonias, bouvardias, euphorbias, scarlet sage, richardia or calla, heliotropes, fuchsias, Chinese hibiscus, jasmines, single petunias, swainsona, billbergia, freesias, geraniums, eupheas.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)