Salvia aerea

Salvia aerea is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces in China, typically growing on hillsides, grasslands, forests, and thickets at 2500 to 3300 m elevation. It grows 6 to 40 cm tall, with mostly basal leaves that are typically 2.5 to 8.5 cm long and 2.5 to 4.5 cm wide, though they can reach up to 20 cm by 8 cm.

The inflorescences are racemes up to 15 cm long, with a 2.6 to 3.5 cm corolla that comes in a wide variety of colors: orange, purple, white, and dark blue. The plant is used medicinally.