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Salvia cyclostegia
Roundleaf sage is a perennial salvia from high-elevation forests and hillsides in Sichuan and Yunnan, China. It is grown for its broad leaves and showy racemes, and needs well-drained soil and cool, bright conditions.
Salvia cyclostegia (the roundleaf sage) is a perennial plant that is native to forests, grasslands, and hillsides in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China, growing at elevations from 2,700 to 3,300 m (8,900 to 10,800 ft). The leaves are broadly ovate to circular, and range in size from 2.3 to 13 cm (0.91 to 5.12 in) long and 1.2 to 6.5 cm (0.47 to 2.56 in) wide.
Inflorescences are racemes or panicles up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long, with a 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) corolla.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia cyclostegia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
