Salvia viscosa is a herbaceous perennial native to a small area of mountains in Lebanon and Israel. It was first described in 1781 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin but only began being sold in nurseries in the 1990s.[1]
Salvia viscosa grows a small cluster of leaves from which 1feet inflorescences arise in midsummer. The misty green leaves are oblate-oblong, growing up to 4inches long and 2inches wide, with both surfaces covered by soft hairs, and whitish-green veining on the underside. The burgundy-red flowers are about 0.75inches long, growing in whorls that are widely spaced along the thin stem, and are held in a tiny wine-colored calyx that is covered with hairs. The plant seeds profusely.[1]