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Salvia potaninii
Salvia potaninii is a herbaceous perennial sage from high mountain thickets in Sichuan, China, grown for its yellowish flowers on short spikes. It needs good drainage and cool summers more than rich soil or heavy feeding.
Salvia potaninii is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing in thickets at 4,000 m (13,000 ft) elevation. It grows 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) high, with leaves that are ovate to oblong-ovate, 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) long and 1.2 to 5.3 cm (0.47 to 2.09 in) wide. The upper surface of the leaf is covered with fine hairs, with the underside having glandular hairs. The yellowish flowers, 3.5 to 4 cm (1.4 to 1.6 in) long, are on 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) terminal racemes.
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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.
