Salvia pogonochila

Salvia pogonochila is a perennial plant that is native to the Sichuan province in China, growing in alpine meadows at 3800 m elevation. S. pogonochila grows on ascending stems to 30 to 50 cm tall. The leaves are broadly ovate to triangular-hastate, ranging in size from 2.5 to 8 cm long and 1.5 to 7 cm wide. Inflorescences are in raceme-panicles up to 25 cm, with a blue-purple corolla that is 1.4 to 1.8 cm.