Salvia paohsingensis is a perennial plant

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 native to Sichuan

Sichuan

' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

 province in China, growing in forests at 2800 m (9,186.4 ft) elevation. It is related to Salvia maximowicziana

Salvia maximowicziana

Salvia maximowicziana is a perennial plant that is found growing on grasslands, forests, and forest edges in China, at elevation. It grows tall, with circular-cordate to ovate-cordate leaves that are typically long and wide...

. S. paohsingensis grows on slender, ascending to suberect stems, from 20 to 40 cm (7.9 to 15.7 in) tall.

The triangular-ovate

Leaf shape

In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...

 leaves are 2.5 to 5 cm (0.984251968503937 to 2 in) long and 1 to 3 cm (0.393700787401575 to 1.2 in) wide. The inflorescence is of racemes or panicles up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long, with a 2 cm (0.78740157480315 in) purple corolla that has white spots on the upper lip.