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Salvia kiaometiensis
Upland danshen is a perennial Salvia from high hillside grasslands in Sichuan and Yunnan, China, at 2,300 to 3,200 m. It is a cold-hardy alpine-type sage that needs good drainage and cool conditions.
Salvia kiaometiensis (upland danshen) is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China, found growing on hillside grasslands at 2,300 to 3,200 m (7,500 to 10,500 ft) elevation. S. kiaometiensis grows 25 to 50 cm (9.8 to 19.7 in) tall, with ovate leaves that are 4 to 15 cm (1.6 to 5.9 in) long and 2 to 10 cm (0.79 to 3.94 in).
Inflorescences are compact 2–4 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes. The corolla is purple-brown or red and 2.8 to 3.5 cm (1.1 to 1.4 in).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia kiaometiensis 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.
