Salvia bowleyana

Description

Salvia bowleyana (in Chinese: nan dan shen, nan-dan-shen) is a perennial plant that is native to China, south of the Yangtze River, growing on hillsides, streamsides, forests, and valleys between 30 to 9,600 metres (98 to 31,496 ft) elevation. It is used medicinally in China in the same way as Salvia miltiorrhiza and is often confused with it. Salvia miltiorrhiza's common name is "dan shen", while S. bowleyana's is "nan dan shen", which means "southern dan shen". Salvia bowleyana grows up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, with flowers that are purple to purple-blue.