Salvia mairei

Salvia mairei (Dongchuan sage) is a perennial plant that is native to Yunnan province in China. The plant grows on one to a few stems from 20 to 40 cm tall. The leaves are cordate-ovate to subhastate-ovate, typically ranging in size from 3.5 to 5 cm long and 1.8 to 5 cm wide, though they are sometimes larger. Inflorescences are 4-flowered verticillasters on terminal racemes or panicles that are 8 to 11 cm long. The corolla is violet or purple, 1.5 to 1.8 cm long.