| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Salvia aerea H.Lév. |
| Synonyms | Salvia lichiangensis W.W.Sm. |
| Salvia pinetorum Hand.-Mazz. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2500-3300m |
| Description | stems densely yellow-brown lanate, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 2-9cm, adaxially densely brown lanate, crenate, obtuse, whorls 2-6-flowered in raceme, flowers 2-4cm, pilose |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | orange, white, blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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