About Salvia nipponica Miq.
Salvia nipponica Miq. is a perennial flowering plant native to Japan and Taiwan. Its stems reach 20 to 50 cm (7.9 to 19.7 inches) in height. It bears triangular-ovate to triangular-hastate leaves that typically measure 2 to 7 cm (0.79 to 2.76 inches) long and 1.3 to 6 cm (0.51 to 2.36 inches) wide. Its flowers are 2.2 to 2.4 cm (0.87 to 0.94 inches) long, covered in many hairs, and have a yellow corolla marked with a red spot.