Salvia maximowicziana
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Salvia maximowicziana is a perennial plant
that is found growing on grasslands, forests, and forest edges in China, at 1800 to 3300 m (5,905.5 to 10,826.8 ft) elevation. It grows 10 to 90 cm (3.9 to 35.4 in) tall, with circular-cordate
to ovate-cordate leaves that are typically 3 to 8 cm (1.2 to 3.1 in) long and 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) wide. The upper leaf surface is nearly smooth, or lightly covered with hairs, while the underside has glandular hairs on the veins.
The inflorescence is of loose racemes or panicles, with a 2.2 cm (0.866141732283465 in) corolla. Salvia maximowicziana var. maximowicziana has a yellow corolla, while Salvia maximowicziana var. floribunda has a purple corolla.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
that is found growing on grasslands, forests, and forest edges in China, at 1800 to 3300 m (5,905.5 to 10,826.8 ft) elevation. It grows 10 to 90 cm (3.9 to 35.4 in) tall, with circular-cordate
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
to ovate-cordate leaves that are typically 3 to 8 cm (1.2 to 3.1 in) long and 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) wide. The upper leaf surface is nearly smooth, or lightly covered with hairs, while the underside has glandular hairs on the veins.
The inflorescence is of loose racemes or panicles, with a 2.2 cm (0.866141732283465 in) corolla. Salvia maximowicziana var. maximowicziana has a yellow corolla, while Salvia maximowicziana var. floribunda has a purple corolla.