Salvia japonica explained

Salvia japonica, known as East Asian sage,[1] is an annual plant that is native to several provinces in China and Taiwan, growing at 200to elevation. S. japonica grows on erect stems to 40to tall. Inflorescences are 2-6 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a corolla that varies in color from reddish, purplish, bluish, to white, and is approximately 1.2cm (00.5inches).

There are two named varieties, with slight variations in leaf and flower shape: S. japonica var. japonica and S.  japonica var. multifoliolata[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants. Korea National Arboretum. 2015. 978-89-97450-98-5. Pocheon. 619. 4 January 2017. Korea Forest Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  2. 1994. Lamiaceae. Flora of China. Harvard University. 17. 171. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100714110202/http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume17/Lamiaceae.published.pdf. 2010-07-14.