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There are many Salvia and not all of them are edible. Salvia splendens is a red salvia you could compare against. I do believe it is just an ornamental and not a edible herb FataMorgana

Our local "Home Depot" has Hot Lips. I bought mine in very early spring, sometime in March, and it's still blooming today! The only thing, it has not set one seed pod and I've probably had 1000 blooms. I would advise buying one also, I'm not sure if it is propagated by seed. It was in a gallon pot, very nice size plant and only cost $5.96. It is about 4 times bigger now, so it's a good investment. I, too am going to try some cuttings. Good luck on your search and if you do find seeds, please post that you did so I'll know that they do set seeds. May God bless you with his loving Grace, Mona

The tubular flower with the swollen throat, purple stem, upright habit, and foliage shape tell me this is one of the Strybing forms of Salvia disjuncta. On the east coast, the Logee form of disjuncta is more common. Logee form is much more of a spreader, erect only when well established and growing robustly. It has fruity scented foliage and the stem is not so pigmented. Both are really late bloomers outside of California and maybe Florida