Salvia Greggii, Lipstick Texas Native simply remove the spent flower

simply remove the spent flower spikes

Hummingbirds go wild for the orange red tubular flowers

Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)

Hoya Carnosa "Crimson Queen"

The velvet-leaf wild sensitive plant

Salvia Greggii, Lipstick Texas Native simply remove the spent flowerSalvia greggii, commonly known as autumn sage, Texas sage or red Chihuahuan sage, is a small deciduous sub shrub that grows to 2 3' tall and as wide. It is native to rocky slopes from western and central Texas into northern Mexico. Small, rounded, oval leaves (to 2" long) are aromatic when crushed. Two lipped flowers bloom in whorls above the foliage on 3 6" stems from June to October. Flower color is usually a form of red, but may also appear as