Scarlet Sage

I took these pictures in early October.  They are worth mentioning in that the flowers were along a stretch of road side, looking uncared for and more or less wild.

Scarlet sage is a not really a wild flower. It was introduced from Brazil. It is really an annual. It sows seeds prodigiously  after every blooming period.

I have a Tropical sage that does the same thing. It is a lovely, delicate white and pink and looks quite a bit like the flower on the Scarlet sage.