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Salvia hupehensis

Salvia hupehensis
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0

Salvia hupehensis is a hardy, upright perennial from Hubei, China, growing 35 to 55 cm tall with purple flowers in loose spikes. It needs well-drained soil and full sun to bloom well.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden loam or sandy loam; avoid heavy waterlogged soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; tolerates winter cold well outdoors, protect pots in severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (Hubei)
Climate
temperate

About

Salvia hupehensis is a perennial plant that is native to Hubei province in China. S. hupehensis is an erect plant, reaching 35 to 55 cm (14 to 22 in) tall, with cordate-orbicular leaves that are 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in).

Inflorescences are 2-flowered verticillasters in loose raceme-panicles, with a purple corolla that is 3 to 4.5 cm (1.2 to 1.8 in).

Other Salvia plants

Turkish Black Sage · Wuyi Mountain Sage · Salvia adoxoides · Egyptian Sage · Orange Sage · Mediterranean sage · African Blue Sage · Salvia alatipetiolata · Cederberg Sage · Handsome Sage · Algerian Sage · Salvia amethystina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia hupehensis 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.

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