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

Molly's porch boxes are filled with nasturtiums and petunias, and on each side of the steps are beds of scarlet sage.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell

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

It was the day of her miracle, and against the splendour of the scarlet sage, she shone with an unforgettable radiance.

From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

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

From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine

A few tough zenias and marigolds and a row of scarlet sage bore witness to the buckets of water that Mrs. Bergson had carried there after sundown, against the prohibition of her sons.

From O Pioneers! by Cather, Willa Sibert