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East Asian sage
Salvia japonica
About
Salvia japonica, known as East Asian sage, is an annual plant that is native to several provinces in China and Taiwan, growing at 200 to 1,200 m (660 to 3,940 ft) elevation. S. japonica grows on erect stems to 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 in) tall. Inflorescences are 2-6 flowered verticillasters in terminal racemes or panicles, with a corolla that varies in color from reddish, purplish, bluish, to white, and is approximately 1.2 cm (0.47 in).
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Salvia japonica
- Slug
- salvia-japonica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Salvia
- Species
- japonica
- Wikidata QID
- Q164413
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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