Salvia japonica Thunb.

Salvia japonica Thunb.) is an annual herb of the genus Salvia japonica in the family Labiatae. Stem erect, plant height 30-100 cm, plant is tufted, plant is pilose. Stem is tetrahedrally columned and hairy lower part slightly lignified. Leaves opposite, long elliptic, green veins obvious, glabrous on both surfaces, glandular point under mask. Dense fibrous roots. Terminal racemes 15 cm long or more; Bracts smaller, bluish - purple, wrapped around buds before flowering; Pedicels densely pilose blue-purple. Calyx campanulate, blue-purple, glandular pilose along veins. Flowering period: June to September.