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Qin Mountain Sage

Salvia piasezkii

Qin Mountain Sage is a small perennial herb from northwest China, reaching about 18 cm tall with purple flowers. It is best grown in a sunny, well-drained spot, as is typical for sages.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or lean soil; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters typical of its mountain habitat; protect from prolonged waterlogging in winter.
How easy
Easy
Native range
NC. China
Climate
temperate

About

Salvia piasezkii is an herb that is native to Gansu and Shaanxi provinces in China. It grows approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) tall. Inflorescences are 6-flowered widely spaced verticillasters in few branched panicles. The corolla is purple, and approximately 7 mm (0.28 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 piasezkii 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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