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Also known as Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, and Indian Fire, this annual plant grows to 4 feet tall and easily reseeds itself. It produces several whorls of showy, red flowers from an interrupted spike on a square stem from February through October, highly attracting hummingbirds. Blood Sage can grow in full sun to shade in dry to moist soils.
May Attract
Blood Sage is thought to attract these families of birds
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