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Is Lady in Red native to my area?

river_crossroads z8b Central Louisiana

13 years ago

Hi all, I have just gotten seeds for S. coccinea 'Lady in Red' from a generous fellow member of the winter sowing forum. I know Lady in Red is native to Texas & I see maps that show S. coccinea native to TX, LA & a band of states over to South Carolina.

S. coccinea is native, but is there any way to find out if Lady in Red is native to Louisiana & to my section of Louisiana?

At dianeseeds.com there are separate pages for Lady in Red and S. coccinea, see below, so I can't figure it out. Not buying, just looking for info there. Thanks in advance!

Maps at USDA, wildflower.org (Lady Bird Johnson Ctr), everwilde.com, easywildflowers.com & www.wildseedfarms.com.

Here are links that may be helpful:

Diane's Seeds - Lady in Red, 50 seeds for $2.50, limit 1

Diane's Seeds - S. coccinea, 275 seeds for $2.25

Comments (2)

rich_dufresne
13 years ago
Salvia coccinea has naturalized in so many parts of the tropics and sub-tropics, it is hard to tell exactly where it first arose. The best guess is somewhere around Sao Paulo or Rio de Janiero in Brazil. Its only close relative is Salvia subrotunda, found near Belo Horizonte further inland.
river_crossroads z8b Central Louisiana
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks so much!
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