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

Flower-bordered it was, with brilliant scarlet sage, purple bachelor buttons, golden glow.

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine

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.

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

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

You will know where to find the yellow violet, and the wake-robin, and the pink lady-slipper, and the scarlet sage, and the fringed gentian.

From The Blue Flower by Van Dyke, Henry