scarlet sage

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlet sage¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Nasturtiums and morning-glories and scarlet sage and crinkly-edged white and lavender petunias were still blossoming gaily, and there was even a cluster of white roses on the arbor, for, so far, no frost had come.

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

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And first they visited her garden where all the old-fashioned autumn flowers were in riotous bloom—scarlet sage, rockets, thickets of gladiolus, heavy borders of asters, marigolds, and coreopsis; and here she gave a few verbal directions to the yokel who gaped toothlessly in reply.

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

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